Nick Tosches Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
Yahya Jammeh -
The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
W. Somerset Maugham -
The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
Walter Ulbricht -
The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
Utada Hikaru -
For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
Fabiola Gianotti
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My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'
Gabriel Mann -
Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
Carine Roitfeld -
For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.
Garth Risk Hallberg -
I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
Ferid Murad -
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
At a person-to-person level, I think that there's always something to be said for having some empathy for the folks who really, really disagree with you about a given topic.
J. D. Vance
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I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a little more than that.
Washed Out -
Velvet is great. It's warm as well. And it's snug.
Eddie Redmayne -
Clients usually come to me when they want to update the look of an existing room.
Candice Olson -
Businesses should no longer be allowed to depress wages by hiring illegal labor and then falsely claim that Americans don't want to do the jobs.
Dana Rohrabacher -
We will explore the mysteries of science and harness the power of technology and innovation. We will realise the opportunities of the digital world. Our youth will learn more from - and with - each other.
Narendra Modi -
The way you wear your hat,The way you sip your tea,The mem'ry of all that –No, no! They can't take that away from me!
Ira Gershwin
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I tell you, Satan's gonna have no trouble taking over here 'cause all the women are gonna say: 'What a cute butt.' 'He's Satan!' 'You don't know him like I do.' 'He's the Prince of Darkness!' 'I can change him.'
Bill Hicks -
Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.
Donald Trump -
The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity.
Naomi Klein -
Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.
Thomas Aquinas -
We're having so much writing some of the sillier stuff that never would have been on Mr. Show. And that's not a knock on Mr. Show at all, because it's my favorite comedy show of all time. Even before I worked on it. It's just really refreshing to write something so stupid and say, "We gotta do that."
B. J. Porter -
Life is a racket. Writing is a racket. Sincerity is a racket. Everything's a racket.
Nick Tosches