C. S. Lewis Quotes
I care far more how humanity lives than how long. Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.
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In the future, it's going to move from being just a data transport to really becoming a media experience platform. The Internet will be more about media, more about collaboration, much more virtualized and much more green.
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing.
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My target is to give everything, and only if we win the trophies will I be relaxed.
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Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
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My dad was a designer for Upper Deck, and I had hundreds of Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Hundreds. I could have paid for college with them.
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I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
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I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum.
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It's no secret that I wear a kippa.
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I like to mix pieces in my art direction from the '60s or the '40s and the '90s and present-day stuff. To me, that feels very real. When I go into people's houses, it's not all today.
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A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
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Writing about feeling disconnected has enabled me to connect, and that has been the most lovely thing of all.
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Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.
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I have a good social life.
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Maybe Ferrari's mirrors are excellent & have HD resolution
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Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.
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I care far more how humanity lives than how long. Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.
