John Reed Quotes
War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions, and the working of social forces
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.
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I think country needs to have a sporting culture. I think if sports were taken as curriculum in school and are encouraged in right way like government of Maharashtra and Haryana have done given Marks for Sports and encouraging them with good jobs.
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If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Everything begins with an idea.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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A great song should make you stop everything that you're doing. You should be so into it that you just can't imagine doing anything else for that moment. You wouldn't even dream of picking up the phone.
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No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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I think we live in a culture where it is really difficult to get privacy because everything is so accessible. It's very difficult to maintain your comfortable life with a sort of mystique.
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They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.
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In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.
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South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.
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I can take more pain than anyone.
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I've learned that if I can convince myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, then I can run as far as I want to.
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Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.
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We have a right to know or may lawfully know any truth. And a right to know any truth whatsoever implies a right to think freely.
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The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in such a way that it catches you.
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War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions, and the working of social forces
