R. A. Butler Quotes
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I'm a breakfast type of guy. Don't get me wrong. I can cook, I'm kinda nice on the burner, but I enjoy making breakfast. I do it all... Scrambled eggs... French toast... Pancakes... Breakfast is my thing.
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I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
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Oil is ancient wealth in the ground.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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We were pressured to accept kids we were not qualified to handle. And we do that to people all the time, which is why we don't have enough foster parents.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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It's always nice to have more than just two hands if you're making cakes.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast in the forest.
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
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Many comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny.
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You've got to be yourself, and if you're not, you're a phony. It comes shining through if you're not careful.
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I want to go see Somalia because I've never been there, and I feel like I'm missing out. I want to learn that heritage; I want to learn about my culture.
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Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.
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You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.
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My own death threats have declined considerably.
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Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything... but you don't have to be miserable about it as well.
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How could anybody think of Bach as 'cold' when these [cello] suites seem to shine with the most glittering kind of poetry," Casals said. "As I got on with the study I discovered a new world of space and beauty... the feelings I experienced were among the purest and most intense in my artistic life!
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The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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We needed this one; we all needed it. It was a good meeting. I like it, the timing of it. We need something to get us going.
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Love is very similar to torture or a surgical operation. Even if the two lovers are very much in love and culminating in mutual desires, one of the two will always be fuller than the other. This one is the operator, the butcher; the other, subjected, the victim.
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I think the Priem Minister has to be a butcher and know the joints.
