Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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In the electronic game world, I know I have a reputation for doing the cyberpunk thing, and for doing the serious epic fantasy thing, but if you go back to when I was a kid, I've been a Disney fan all my life.
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Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you're 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it's really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn't watch me that closely.
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My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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My opinion can be completely different after a show.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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I'm a lover of all sorts of music, which makes me a chameleon when it comes to performing anything, whether it's opera or whatever. As long as it's good and it feels good, I'm going to cling to it.
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If ever you wish to meet intellectual frauds in quantity, go to Paris.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, towards the human spirit, is to rouse, to startle it to a life of constant and eager observation.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for even the most minor of economic data points.
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McCabe's Law: Nobody has to do anything.
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We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege.
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Who wants to talk on the phone? If you want to talk to me, text me. Or if we must, let's meet in person.
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An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs.
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I'm not scared of snakes, spiders or heights. I have three children; as a mum, you can't be afraid of things like that.
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I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.
