H. W. Brands Quotes
It was a typical point, made in typical style, mixing pride and humility.
H. W. Brands
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
Edmund White
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
Sachin Bansal
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A first kiss is hard to fake on screen. It's tempting to practice before you shoot, but why blow that natural awkwardness on a rehearsal? There's something so beautiful about it that can't be faked.
Maggie Grace
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
Ted Cruz
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You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships.
Olivia Wilde
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
Sadie Jones
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
Valerie Jarrett
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Changing the DNA of a large, multilateral organization such as the United Nations to deal effectively with modern threats is not easy. Indeed, when the United Nations was created in the wake of World War II, threats came almost exclusively from one state carrying out acts of aggression against another.
Samantha Power
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Ideas are cheap and easy, and there are a lot of them.
Sam Altman
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When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens!
Lana Del Rey
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Do you know what it's like to love and be alone?
Abraham Polonsky
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My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop.
Iggy Pop
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She sounded how you'd expect talking to a tree to sound - bored out of her mind.
Orson Scott Card
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There's no other art form in the world that affects me more.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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I think of John McCain as a conservative, but he is clearly not the same kind of 'conservative' as, say, Rand Paul. The word is close to losing almost all meaning.
Charlie Sykes
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I work out all the time, but because it's good for my mental state.
Hannah Bronfman
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Like most people, I was not able to start selling my stories right away. So I had many other jobs along the way to becoming a writer, including toy maker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, and assembly line worker. Eventually, I became an elementary teacher and worked with second and fourth graders.
Bruce Coville
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Anything which is a huge problem for humanity we'll sign up for, if we can find a way to fix it.
Astro Teller
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I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture.
Christoph Waltz
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Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.
Stephen Covey
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And it's always the same kind of artist, I think, who has more enjoyment being slightly on the outside of things, who doesn't want to be sucked into the tyranny of the mainstream. Because once you get sucked into that, you're dead as an artist.
David Bowie
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
Ford Frick
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Over the years I attempted to make my style a bit more relaxed 'cause the initial style you couldn't watch for more than ten minutes without wanting to kill me.
Jo Brand
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It was a typical point, made in typical style, mixing pride and humility.
H. W. Brands
