John Ruskin Quotes
You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil.
Quotes to Explore
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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I kept thinking I would be spending my life up to my elbows in shampoo.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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My favourite place to eat is my grandma's kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.
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Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.
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I have a personal Twitter for band purposes, but I don't use social media a lot.
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'Do you know,' said Maclaren, 'there is one sin which is punished with unfailing certainty, and must therefore be the deadliest sin in all time. Stupidity.'
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Only a madman would give good for evil.
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That’s the definition of evil right there: not faking it like everybody else. Because all of us crazy fuckers can’t stand it when someone else lets their crazy show.
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You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil.
