Jonathan Swift Quotes
There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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'Baahubali's success augurs well for the Telugu film industry as a whole. It has opened up new markets.
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A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.
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I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
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What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.
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When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.
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It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
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I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
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I try to come to Asia twice a year. I also go to Europe - to London as well as to France to see my family - four or five times a year.
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Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you. It is different with us. Here it is every fellow for himself, or he doesn't get there.
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I began as a model, but that did not really hold my interest for too long! I believe I stood out from the parade of models trying to make it in Hollywood, which helped launch my career beyond the one-night-stand horror movie.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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For better or for worse, I just have to be on tour for some portion of the year. But it's not easy, you know. It's not easy on the people you love, and I understand when people look at this life and say this isn't sustainable.
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Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. Only connect, and the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to either, will die.
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The acceleration of technological progress has been the central feature of this century.
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'You mean he's dead too?' asked Suzy. 'Yes,' said Dusk. 'This morning, in his cell. The guards outside were also slain, and only Sir Thursday's boots remained.' 'Sounds more like he escaped,' Suzy said. 'His feet were still in the boots,' said Dusk.
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...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a fly that had fallen into an ink-pot, and subsequently taken a little brisk exercise on a sheet of foolscap by way of restoring the circulation.
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I feel like a nuclear missile. Point me in that direction, I'll go.
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Let every man be master of his time.
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Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.
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No creature can attain a higher grade of nature without ceasing to exist.
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There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest.
