John Ruskin Quotes
I cannot but think it an evil sign of a people when their houses are built to last for one generation only.
Quotes to Explore
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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The more I go on in this career of making albums, writing songs and playing music, the more I think of each album as a movie. I really wanted to make a film, but making a film is much more expensive than making a record.
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
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I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we're not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors.
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Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don't think it should be life threatening.
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things.
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We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easily. I never get recognized.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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I like to think of myself as a storyteller.
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I think I've become more comfortable about being a human being.
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I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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When anybody goes to L.A. from London, there's always this slight sense of, 'What are you doing? Who do you think you are? It's never gonna happen.' It's the classic, good-natured British cynicism.
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I hope everybody thinks they've got the best album. I wouldn't have put mine out if I didn't think it was the best.
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If I recall correctly, I think I signed my first contract with Tor in 1983.
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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.
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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
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I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique.
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
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It's difficult to make your clients understand that there are certain days that the market will go up or down 2%, and it's basically driven by algorithms talking to algorithms. There's no real rhyme or reason for that. So it's difficult. We just try to preach long-term investing and staying the course.
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I cannot but think it an evil sign of a people when their houses are built to last for one generation only.
