George Bernard Shaw Quotes
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
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Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences.
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When you grow up without it, you want to have it. It's funny, in America some people say, 'Why do you want to make money so much?' And I say, 'Well, I guess you didn't starve as a kid.'
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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As most actors/actresses, I don't like to watch my own movies, either, and I never look at the dailys while filming.
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To assume that someone's views are invariably influenced or shaped by his or her partner is lazy. It is an intellectual crutch we grope for when we do not have an effective counter to someone's argument.
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I was always looking for evidence of these common musical roots, but I was too young to know that what I was doing was called ethnomusicology.
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I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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With aging, you earn the right to be loyal to yourself.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
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The only two characters I can play convincingly are myself and a dumber and sweeter version of myself.
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I would never try to invalidate someone's opinion of something or the feelings something makes them feel.
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Anything I sing is supposed to be genuine. It's not supposed to be make-believe or I'm making something for the crowd to jump or to hold up their hands.
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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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The U.S. has a system that does have a poor cost-benefit ratio. I mean, 40 million people lack insurance; another 30 million or so are underinsured. The people who are insured do have to worry whether they are able to pay the bills. People become bankrupt because they cannot pay the medical bills, and there are vast differences in the quality of care depending on how much you are prepared and able to pay. I think the system is not working well.
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We all want to win against all odds. We all want to be loved. We all wish it was possible to change our world and to make our world a better place.
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Squid experts have been debating for some time about whether the giant squid is a passive predator that just floats around in the water and waits to bump into something. I was never one to imagine it to be passive.
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We used to go to Studio 54 - an amazing place.
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In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win.
