Jules Verne Quotes
External objects produce decided effects upon the brain. A man shut up between four walls soon loses the power to associate words and ideas together. How many prisoners in solitary confinement become idiots, if not mad, for want of exercise for the thinking faculty!
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My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when I was 4; she wanted to make sure I was serious, and I wanted to be Chuck Berry when I grew up! We were a very musical family; my mum would play guitar, and her, my dad and aunt would sing and harmonize!
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I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.
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A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
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I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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I was born behind the Iron Curtain, and I remember heated discussions about large-scale terra-forming projects, such as reversing the direction of the river Ob or putting up large reflectors into space to heat up Siberia.
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A film of my life would never happen!
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Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.
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I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women.
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We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories.
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Motherhood is beautiful. Everything [my son] does makes me so happy.
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'when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.'
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An affirmation to say everyday: The healing power of God is working in me right now. Every day I get better and better in every way.
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One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt.
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External objects produce decided effects upon the brain. A man shut up between four walls soon loses the power to associate words and ideas together. How many prisoners in solitary confinement become idiots, if not mad, for want of exercise for the thinking faculty!
