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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To her, the name of father was another name for love.
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Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
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When my husband turned 40, I was obsessed. 'Has he had his medical checkup?' He needed to go to the doctor; he needed to go to the dentist. Any little cough, I was really on him. Then he turned 40, and I thought, 'Maybe that's why I've been so obsessed with his health!'
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I always look for... hopefully look for a challenge. And you're always looking for the next summit to hit. Even if it's a personal one. It needn't be some great sense of monumental... It just has to be important to you and big enough and special enough and individual enough that you get up for it. And that can be anything.
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To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.
