John Ruskin Quotes
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
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I ended up going to college for visual arts but moved up to New York after I graduated from college in 2006 and started going gung ho to the Upright Citizens Brigade, and I realized that that was what I was really interested in and what I really wanted to do.
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I became interested in ocean issues in the 1980s when I couldn't take my daughters swimming because of pollution at our local beach. Twenty-five years later, I'm a board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
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Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.
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I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood.
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I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.
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Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.
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I do cardio, but I don't like it as much. I'd rather do weights.
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You should have certainty in what you do. Anyone who has done anything in this world was hated. If you're not hated, you've done nothing.
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Oh, you ask me, what is the greatest torture of a person who does portraits for a living? I could fill several volumes with nice nasty stories. I don't know.
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Few states, they have the international borders, state borders; in India, there is so much diversity in system. Unity in diversity is our system, so therefore, you cannot take for granted, whatever you do.
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I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.
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It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.
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The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. The greatest of faults, I should say is to be conscious of none.
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We will do everything possible to lighten their burden during this terrible time.
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It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.
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What I'm definitely against is the plodding, paint-by-numbers 19th-century-style novel that's still being written today. I just don't understand why you'd read or write that in 2011.
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In the State Department, one never lacks for helpful suggestions.
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Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
