Jonathan Swift Quotes
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We have been suckered into believing that, because there are more men at the top than women at the top, that this is a result of discrimination against women. That's been the misconception. It's all about trade-offs. You earn more money, you usually sacrifice something at home.
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Metaphysics is a science.
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For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping.
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Democracy without morality is impossible.
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From the beginning, there was going to be a reshuffling of the deck and we were going to be playing lot of young kids. I knew we might struggle early, but if we could develop as we went, we might be a good team come tournament time. Based on the way we've played the last couple of weeks, I think we've done that.
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Today was to be the day when the gun was to be finally taken out of Irish politics.
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I can't wait to die so I can be a skeleton and play my chest like a xylophone.
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Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous.
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I really like Howler and an American band on Sub Pop called Jaill. There will always be new bands that I like, it's always been that way. I still go out to shows. One thing I don't like now is this idea that all singing needs to be expressed at maximum volume with so much bullshit sentimentality - it's pervading regular pop music.
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And we used to do a lot of drugs and get very drunk on very cheap wine.
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Life doesn't always go the way you planned it to go. Sometimes you have detours you have to take.
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I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on.
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It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.
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I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.
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I never want to work. Even when you're presented with these great opportunities, I think, 'I really love being in my pajamas with the kids.'
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A favor is half granted, when graciously refused.
