John Ruskin Quotes
I would have, then, our ordinary dwelling-houses built to last, and built to be lovely; as rich and full of pleasantness as may be within and without: . . . with such differences as might suit and express each man's character and occupation, and partly his history.
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I know when it's getting close to game time, I create a different playlist for each and every game. Before the game, to game time, to warm-ups, going to the stadium, I have a different playlist that puts me in a different mode.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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I always have bananas with me for energy.
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I don't really consider myself an impressionist.
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What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.
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It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.
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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
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The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.
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Americans are already paying the price for record heat waves, dirty air, and an unstable climate. We need to fight these threats with every weapon we have, and the electricity industry has to do its fair share.
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I can't play guitar if I blow my arm out.
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My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?
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Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
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I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy.
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Organic compounds exist in which a hydrogen atom, joined to the carbon, acquires acid properties as a result of the proximity of certain functional groupings.
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It will sometimes be necessary to use falsehood for the benefit of those who need such a mode of treatment.
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I wrote in the cellar for a number of years. I needed a private space, and it had a furnace, so it was always warm.
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By one Spirit we are all baptised into one body.
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I would have, then, our ordinary dwelling-houses built to last, and built to be lovely; as rich and full of pleasantness as may be within and without: . . . with such differences as might suit and express each man's character and occupation, and partly his history.
