Johnny Vegas Quotes
If an original piece of wardrobe came up from Star Wars, I'd probably spend a lot of money on it.
Quotes to Explore
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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As a writer and a mom, I wish I could split into two or three different people so I could be with my kids all day, write all day, and go out and do the interviews all day. Multiplicity woman!
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People are not ants or bees. We do not reason or love or live or die collectively.
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What you see is what you get.
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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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When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
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I lost relatives to AIDS, a couple of my closest cousins. I lost friends to AIDS, high-school friends who never even made it to their 21st birthdays in the '80s. When it's that close to you, you can't really deny it, and you can't run from it.
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Abdias do Nascimento was the first writer who gave me racial consciousness. It was through his books and writings that I first took in the real weight of race in our society. He was the main influence on me because in my family, race was never an issue.
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You can't take it on that you're responsible for somebody else's well-being, but you can be positive and bring them up.
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One reason nearly half my books are for children is the glorious fact that the minds of children are still open to the living word; in the child, nightside and sunside are not yet separated; fantasy contains truths which cannot be stated in terms of proof.
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URGE is a grassroots charity. We organized to get some incubators to give to the hospital for the kids. We donate money to orphanages.
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If an original piece of wardrobe came up from Star Wars, I'd probably spend a lot of money on it.
