Heather O'Neill Quotes
In Lullabies, I wanted to capture what I remembered of the drunken babbling of unfortunate twelve-year-olds: their illusions, their ludicrously bad choices, their lack of morality and utter disbelief in cause and effectHeather O'Neill
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Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.
Barbara Goldsmith -
I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
Fatty Arbuckle -
You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
Malcolm X -
If you want to see the real Pablo Escobar, go see a documentary.
Wagner Moura -
You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive.
Ed Skrein -
I've lived in Los Angeles for at least 24 years.
Jack Herer
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Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a Communist Plot.
Edgar Bergen -
Palestinians have had to live for a long time with the fact that Israelis had power over them in their everyday lives.
Barton Gellman -
A book is either autobiography or a novel.
Imre Kertesz -
Organic compounds exist in which a hydrogen atom, joined to the carbon, acquires acid properties as a result of the proximity of certain functional groupings.
Victor Grignard -
Decisions just look different with women at the table. We still have a long way to go. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.
Bev Perdue -
I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.
Jim Bakker
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The only sci-fi movie that I've ever been offered that, had circumstances been different, I would have definitely done, was 'Avatar.' And I literally couldn't do it because of my schedule. But listening to James Cameron talk about 'Avatar' was so fascinating. Because he literally invented the world in his mind - and it literally existed.
Matt Damon -
We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states.
Conner Eldridge -
My mum is a singer and harpist, and my dad writes fantastic poetry, so we've grown up around a lot of words and music.
Jessie Buckley -
I don't let things stress me out, and I'm doing my best with all the battles life presents.
Jake Shears Scissor Sisters -
My strength as a singer is my versatility. I find it really frustrating when I'm only expected to show off. The music industry is awash with female acrobats. What happens to the song, and treating it for its sake and not as an ego example?
Alison Moyet -
I'm the smallest man in show business, and I've got the smallest bird in Britain nesting in my garden.
Kenny Baker
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Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions.
Brad Sherman -
The digitisation of money, the rapid expansion of internet access and, of course, the adoption of mobile phones have created the perfect conditions to make it easier, secure, and affordable to save, spend, give, and borrow.
Dan Schulman -
The United States of America is the richest country in the world; yet we're the worst at taking care of poor people.
Unita Zelma Blackwell -
Communities don't think, don't believe, don't want, don't have needs, don't have interests and don't make decisions. Only individuals have minds that generate desires and needs - and only individuals can make choices and decisions.
Harry Browne -
A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it.
Kelly Slater -
In Lullabies, I wanted to capture what I remembered of the drunken babbling of unfortunate twelve-year-olds: their illusions, their ludicrously bad choices, their lack of morality and utter disbelief in cause and effect
Heather O'Neill