John Ruskin Quotes
I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow, or mossy bank, became a possession to me.
Quotes to Explore
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In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right.
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To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: 'Be careful.'
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I think in spring, we don't want to wear makeup, we don't want to wear a ton of clothes, we just want everything to be easier.
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I like to call it 'album making' because everybody hears the word scrapbooking and thinks, 'All the glue and the glitter - I don't have time for that!'
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Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.
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I'm gonna have to start winning some of the matches to call it a rivalry!
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You're stronger, and you're better, and you're ready for whatever.
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If I couldn't laugh, I just would go insane. If we couldn't laugh, we just would go insane. If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane.
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Words are but the shell; meditation is the kernel.
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I think, as a president, you have to want respect. You can't look for love from the American people. You have to just do what you think is right. Some people will hate you, but others, in the long run, will respect you for what you've done.
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In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.
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Authority is never without hate.
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The problem of culture is seldom grasped correctly. The goal of a culture is not the greatest possible happiness of a people, noris it the unhindered development of all their talents; instead, culture shows itself in the correct proportion of these developments. Its aim points beyond earthly happiness: the production of great works is the aim of culture.
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Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
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I think I passed up a lot of opportunities for love because I was too interested in identity politics.
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It's always been my philosophy: Turn the page. If something falls through, turn the page. It's over with, get used to it, get on with it. Very simple. It's always worked for me.
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No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal.
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I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow, or mossy bank, became a possession to me.
