John Ruskin Quotes
The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing...should be taught to every child just as writing is.
Quotes to Explore
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As the world undergoes a major transformation, it's the time of significant opportunity and also threat.
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I haven't actually studied acting at all.
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Truth is of no practical value to mankind save as it affects terrestrial phenomena, hence the discoveries of science should be concealed or glossed over wherever they conflict with orthodoxy.
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I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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People are always the start for me... animals, when I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings, immortals, the dead... these are all people to me.
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If Adele's seen as boring, then I'm happy to be boring as well.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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If I had my way, the woman I marry, she wouldn't be a part of Twitter and she wouldn't be on Facebook.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I do have, like, a regular childhood. I mean, I'm treated the same.
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As women, I think it helps that we are complex creatures by nature so just being a woman helps to understand a woman's journey.
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The best part of owning a blog is the fact that you are in control. You can write about anything you want to write about. You can decide how your blog looks. You can decide who to target. You can decide how to monetize the blog. You have full control!
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After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries and come up with them myself.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
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Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.
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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
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He knew that the whole mystery of beauty can never be comprehended by the crowd, and that while clearness is a virtue of style, perfect explicitness is not a necessary virtue.
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Up to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of the Buddha Teaching and the freedom of Tibet are very much related. In this particular struggle, there is no problem with many monks and nuns, including myself, joining.
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing...should be taught to every child just as writing is.
