C. S. Lewis Quotes
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
Quotes to Explore
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
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Man's idea of God, and a God's collusion, is an essential part of the equation to wage war.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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I love dressing up in superhero outfits and in fact, when I dress up as Wonder Woman, I actually think that I'm more powerful.
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The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.
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I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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Cornwall bears a certain resemblance to Italy: each is like a leg or boot, but Italy stands a-tiptoe to the south, whereas Cornwall is thrust out to the west. But, whereas Italy is kicking Sicily as a football, Cornwall has but the shattered group of the Scilly Isles at its toe.
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I'm not interested in closure. Some people just have heart attacks and die, right? There's no closure.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
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Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.
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In 2007, everything changed with the iPhone. As crippled as that first model now seems, with its lack of apps and glacial cellular connectivity, the iPhone was a practical, useful, self-contained computer a child could understand. It was an information appliance.
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I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.
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I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life.
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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.
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I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
