Jonathan Swift Quotes
A true critic, in the perusal of a book, is like a dog at a feast, whose thoughts and stomach are wholly set upon what the guests fling away, and consequently is apt to snarl most when there are the fewest bones.
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There is no must in art because art is free.
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We need to consider nominations as thoroughly and carefully as the American people deserve. No one is entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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As an athlete, my health has always been important to me.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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I used to love going to the garden centre as a kid. It made me feel relaxed.
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This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
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To be a more efficient, faster, and cheaper way to send money around the world, you have to be able to get in and out of Bitcoin. You need to have a liquid exchange on either end of the corridor.
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When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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These Millennials are volunteering more; they're smarter than ever.
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Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.
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There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.
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I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.
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I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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God doesn't; shoot crap with the universe.Your innermost thoughts are beliefs that unfold as your universe.
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Managing directors at top-tier investment banks may pocket a million a year and be worth tens of millions after a long career. Early employees at tech firms like Uber, Airbnb, and Snapchat can make many times that amount of money in a matter of years.
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A true critic, in the perusal of a book, is like a dog at a feast, whose thoughts and stomach are wholly set upon what the guests fling away, and consequently is apt to snarl most when there are the fewest bones.
