John Ruskin Quotes
The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares.
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I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.
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One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams.
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There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.
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It's definitely the development that has changed the way Montenegro is seen in the eyes of the world.
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Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.
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The truth is, you have a much richer life if you somehow lead one that you can hold together.
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I grew up performing in theatre.
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Historically, philanthropy has been something that you do when you turn 65, and you are retired, and you have spent your life accumulating your financial resources, and now you finally have time to do it. But because of the Internet revolution, that in turn revolutionized economic growth and wealth generation.
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You can't take the New York out of the girl. It's like a little country girl coming to the big city.
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My favorite fall or winter lunch is big steaming bowls of soup. I usually invite people for around 12:30 and have two hearty soups like shrimp corn chowder and lentil sausage soup, which can be made a day or two ahead.
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The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race.
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The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.
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I'd be talking to other coaches, and he walked up and joined the conversation.
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If younger adults turn away from smoking, the industry will decline, just as a population which does not give birth will eventually dwindle.
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Accept your place in the sun as it was originally before the creation of this world... The black man is the first and last, maker and owner of the universe.
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I am asked how to remain young, and I say 'Never, never work.' And that, of course, is the secret of it.
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Things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up.
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Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.
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The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares.
