Isaac Newton Quotes
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I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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I used to have a very difficult childhood because I was always the tallest girl in school, and everybody was staring at me and saying, 'You are very different.' Now, different is good.
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Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.
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I find the term 'workaholic' to be distasteful because it reminds me of the harried-looking lawyers I recall chained to their desks through nights and weekends during my lawyer days years ago.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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The chi of a room is important to me. If I walk into a hotel room and it doesn't feel right, I ask to change.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
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At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.
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A lot of people can raise money.
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If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it all has to come from a place of truth, and I love that - I love nothing more than getting very serious about my comedy.
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Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator.
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Here's my system. Music that's five years old should be a nickel. Music's that's three to four years old, you should pay a dime. If it's two years old, it's 50 cents and for new singles, 75 cents.
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There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.
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Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
