Jonathan Swift Quotes
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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War is the continuation of politics by other means.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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I like the Kardashians. I watch 'em. When Kim got the botox in her face, and it made her face go weepy, that was funny. I also watch 'America's Next Top Model.' I've always been a big fan.
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My wife was pregnant, and I was doing the math, and I was realizing that I couldn't be living in a two-bedroom apartment in Hollywood for the rest of my days. I didn't want to raise my kid there.
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Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
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I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they're saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial.
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Write down everything you can think of, no matter how stupid it seems. I always write down my thoughts throughout the day. Sometimes good things come out of it, and I'll find an idea to develop into a song, so my best advice is to try and draw inspiration from everyday things.
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Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
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When I began modelling in my late teens, I started to earn a lot of money very, very quickly, but I'd never been shown how to manage it properly.
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If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless.
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The people at the top of the league think they need to rein me in so I don't become another Michael Jordan, somebody they aren't able to mold and shape and make their puppet.
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I have long been fascinated by our inclination to assume others we meet have the same moral code, similar values, and yet we can never be sure.
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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.
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I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books.
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The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
