Paul Claudel Quotes
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In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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I love dessert. All kinds. But there's something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by the endless supply of constantly growing flavor options. And I am always in the mood for sprinkles and a sugar cone.
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I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body.
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I always put on a brave face when I was the most terrified, the most trapped and out of control.
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I actually think the one who is underestimated in terms of impact he's had on society is Bill Gates. The reason is that with the innovation of software, he really allowed the computer revolution to take hold.
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I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I'd marry an investment banker, raise kids in the suburbs and go to temple. I wasn't raised to set the world on fire.
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Before the show, we see all these radio people, and most of them say, 'Garth, you're a lot calmer than I thought you were gonna be.' But when the members of the band give one another that handshake, and the lights go out, and the crowd goes up, then you're sliding into the elevator, man, your heart is just going bopbopbopbopbop.
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There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side.
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The most important thing is to get the fish in quickly and leave it in the water. Forget the hero pose.
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The banks have accounts with the Fed, much the same way that you have an account in a commercial bank.
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The art of fiction is one of constant seduction. You must persuade the reader on page 1 to start reading - on page 50, or page 150 and yes, on page 850.
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That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.
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I was raised in a family where my father was the first one to go to college.
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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
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I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get there in an exciting, fast-paced way - enough that there's a really clear, aggressive direction to where it's going, to pay off mystery and reward the audiences loyalty.
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We live in an interconnected world, in an interconnected time, and we need holistic solutions. We have a crisis of inequality, and we need climate solutions that solve that crisis.
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Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
