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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For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
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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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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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People criticize you for trying new things. I think, 'I'm new! I'm 22!' I don't know exactly what my sound is or what I want my album to sound like, so I'm not releasing it yet. While I'm experimenting, I'll let you in on the journey, and you can hear it for free.
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
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Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.
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We become sphynxes, though fake, up to the point we no longer know who we are.
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I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
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Some of my favorite places I have been in my life exist only in dreams.
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We want to control our own destiny and take responsibility for our own outcomes.
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My nickname in grade school was salamander because I have a lazy eye
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To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.
