Sarah Vowell Quotes
While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people.
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I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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I think tattoos are horrible. It's like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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My children are English, and both of their mothers were English.
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I would definitely go back and do theater; I talk about theater all the time.
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I believe in my music.
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I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.
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I will say this about the Miz: Even though I don't like his wrestling style, he is a very hard worker. I have a huge amount of respect for him, and I want him to do well.
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Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.
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You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.
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I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end.
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Yeah I grew up on the Westside of Detroit.
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The FA Cup is something we want to win, but when you play for Chelsea, it is not something you think about a lot because you want to win every game.
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I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
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Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on the country?
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Friends don't let friends jump cars.
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I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.
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We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that we must convey through these lyrics.
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It's hard to make music when you're not excited about it. So trying new things and going for new things is something that I can enjoy doing.
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While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
