Jostein Gaarder Quotes
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
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There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness.
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As far as rap, I was more of a Mobb Deep guy rather than a Tribe guy.
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I believe in much more diplomacy, not less.
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I like to have cookies in the morning before I go swimming.
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If I have to filibuster on the Senate floor, I'll even read the King James Bible until the wall is funded.
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The more you build your life on principle and less on personality - yours or others - the straighter will be your course.
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One of Lady Antebellum's first big tours was opening up for Kenny Chesney.
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I didn't really know what to expect. I had been told about the scale of Cannes, but nothing could have prepared me for just how many people would turn out for our photo calls or for the opening ceremony.
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I think that idea of 'because I'm sexy, I'm a feminist' is kind of immature. But as long as women think being sexy is what makes them beautiful and powerful... then it will continue.
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I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
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It's very important to take care of yourself. Everyone's lives are so busy. Take at least an hour a day to recharge and do whatever makes you better. For grown-ups, whether it's a spa, sitting in a park with a book, or coffee, take time for yourself.
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I was a cop in the Las Vegas Police Department in 1957. I was very young when I joined. But then I became a federal narcotics agent after that, in Vegas, and that propelled me into my future to fight the drug traffickers.
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I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning.
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This technology will obviously become more prevalent. Who knows what will result? One thing is certain, computer technology will revolutionize the way we tell stories as much as movie film has.
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I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs.
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What needs to change is the nature of advertising itself. That business hasn't really evolved since the days of Don Draper.
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Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has received one, proclaim it.
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I honor - we honor - the service of John McCain, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign.
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I wanted to make a name for myself.
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I have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls.
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People with higher ratios of positive to negative emotions are more likely to flourish in life.
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We are the living planet!
