Francisco de Quevedo Quotes
In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!
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I actually had a really nice guitar as a teenager. I took jazz guitar, so my mom bought me this probably $1,600 guitar. But I got really into garage rock and local bands, and I noticed they played really crappy guitars. So I thought, 'Hey, I should get a crappy guitar, too!'
Mac DeMarco
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The tagline at Westin hotels is that they strive to surprise and delight their guests. This is exactly what a college essay should do.
Kate Klise
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It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.
Kamisese Mara
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The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.
Ted Deutch
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
Nancy Gibbs
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Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.
Patrick Ewing
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
B. F. Skinner
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There's nothing that's impossible to me. You can ask my parents.
Taylor Wilson
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I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Oscar Wilde
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Be drawn to the visual arts for it can expand your imagination.
Barbara Januszkiewicz
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Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes.
Barbara Kruger
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A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.
Fabrizio Moreira
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What I've always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my own, intersect with the public life of the culture.
Salman Rushdie
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I've been engaged a couple times.
Tamron Hall
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You give the money where you want it.
T. Boone Pickens
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I write all of my songs from scratch, so the one thing I love about EDM is the way a song transforms into a piece of art, and how the different sounds can change the feel of the record.
Bebe Rexha
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It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this.
Quincy Jones
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I actually don't have a single regret, professionally or domestically. I planned it that way.
Dan Jenkins
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Film is something that came later into my life.
Michael Moriarty
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While the budget resolution is a nonbinding blueprint, it is, nevertheless, an important guideline for Congress. Once the President's proposed budget is received by Congress on the first Monday of February, Congress generally goes to work on appropriating the funds required.
Marsha Blackburn
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The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
Edgar Allan Poe
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In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!
Francisco de Quevedo