John Wesley Powell Quotes
Indian nouns are extremely connotive; that is, the name does more than simply denote the thing to which it belongs - in denoting the object, it also assigns to it some quality or characteristic.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
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In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
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I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
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I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world.
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I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.
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I could take you for a walk on the beach and I could point out just about any creature and give you their Latin names.
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The crafting of lyrics is really a task, and when it comes to street culture, I don't feel like anyone else articulates it better than me.
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And I know that all I understand about living is having your work to do, and being able to do it. That’s the pleasure, and the glory, and all. And if you can’t do the work, or it’s taken from you, then what’s any good? You have to have something....
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The opulence and grandeur of a lot of period drama really helps you get into character and appreciate the luxury of good quality. If you're fashion-minded in any way, you can't help but be incredibly inspired and apply elements to your own style.
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Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
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Indian nouns are extremely connotive; that is, the name does more than simply denote the thing to which it belongs - in denoting the object, it also assigns to it some quality or characteristic.
