John Ruskin Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
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On the whole, when the unexpected danger happens to you, you're thinking so fast, you're thinking so hard, every bit of you is alive to 'What should I do?' 'What can I do?' There isn't a lot of time for contemplation.
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So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
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Advertising is the life of trade.
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Only Congress has the authority to adequately and holistically address our broken immigration system.
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For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
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In the 1960s and '70s, there wasn't much evidence at all. We knew vaguely the causes of cancer, but methods like genomics were very new.
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I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance.
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I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book.
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It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am.
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When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
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When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous.
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A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.
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Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
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The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. Personally to me, it represents striving to be the best in whatever we do, never giving up despite the odds, and a commitment to health and fitness.
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When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.
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Maybe we all need to leave our children with a value legacy, and not a financial one. A value for things with a personal touch - an autographed book, a soul-searching letter.
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The only one I really like is a song called Saccharine.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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For Poirot, uttering a hoarse and inarticulate cry, again annihilated his masterpiece of cards and putting his hands over his eyes swayed backwards and forwards, apparently suffering the keenest agony. 'Good heavens Poirot!' I cried. 'What is the matter? Are you taken ill?' 'No, no,' he gasped. 'It is - it is - that I have an idea!'
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The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.
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To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.
