Jonathan Swift Quotes
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As a songwriter, pop music really is a love and a joy and a science, and I feel like a lot of people look at pop music with a very formulaic perspective in numbers and patterns, but an outsider would think that the process is very natural.
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No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience.
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I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over.
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The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I'm planning to test my own boundaries.
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In my opinion, creative control means a lot, I feel like I'm really in touch with who my fans are and what they like about my music, and I'm able to communicate directly with them.
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It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.
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Republicans can't run their normal playbook on me that they try to run on Democratic candidates. They can't say I flip-flop because I don't. They can't say I'm weak on defense because I'm not. They can't say I'm weak on values because I'm not. They can't say I'm a big taxer and a big spender.
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What the soul is to the body, so is the artist to his people.
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Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.
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I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.
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It is in the brain, and the brain only, that the great sins of the world take place also. You, Mr. Gray, you yourself, with yourrose-red youth and your rose-white boyhood, you have had passions that have made you afraid, thoughts that have filled you with terror, day-dreams and sleeping dreams whose mere memory might stain your cheek with shame…
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Walking with God down the avenue of prayer we acquire something of His likeness, and unconsciously we become witnesses to others of His beauty and His grace.
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If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.
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Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.
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No one else can tell you what your life's work is, but it's important that you find it. There is a part of you that knows - affirm that part.
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I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose.
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Humanity's mission is to find a peace that lies beyond the veil - a peace that is not of this world. The peace that is not of this world is not dependent on human circumstances.
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T is as cheap sitting as standing.
