Jonathan Swift Quotes
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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It was a mistake. On the information we had, we shouldn't have prosecuted the war. We shouldn't have changed our argument from international law to regime change in a non-transparent way. It was an error for which we as a country paid a heavy price, and for which many people paid with their lives.
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I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds of sites and contexts which determine what it means and looks like.
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The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
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With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.
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Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.
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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has been in existence for most of this century.
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Me.
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Larry poured himself a coffee. 'I hate when they come in here with computers. They sit forever at their tables, and they don't talk to nobody, it's like having a place full of statues or zombies.'
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Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.
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It feels like my books come true. I write these things, and then they kind of end up happening. I wasn't divorced, for example, when I wrote a book about divorce.
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We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world. But there are specific areas that we get excited about - areas like hard tech, deep tech, companies that deal with really difficult technology, etc.
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I'm not saying it never occurred to me to want to write a masterpiece, but I really doubt I could.
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I can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually.
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It's fun being creative and that's satisfying.
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People see the 'Lil' Wayne' persona and think they know who he really is. My son's father is an intelligent, loving and lovable person who will always be a dear friend. That is all.
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What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.
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I once in a while cheat and have a little ice cream, and then I kind of blame myself.
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I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.
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When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?
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The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
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I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other... get things done as a family.
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Ale is meat, drink and cloth; it will make a cat speak and a wise man dumb.
