Nick Tosches Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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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.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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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.
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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.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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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?'
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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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.
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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.
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Velvet is great. It's warm as well. And it's snug.
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Clients usually come to me when they want to update the look of an existing room.
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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.
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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.
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My friends call me 'Dolittle One' [a reference to her physical stature and affinity for animals].
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I'm pro-life but I believe that the federal government ought to stay out of it. That's a decision that the people of each state ought to make for themselves.
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We all know this: Music is such a fundamental part of life.
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It's awfully easy to be in love in jail.
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It is pretty weird. A few years ago, I was just some guy sitting in front of the internet. Now I send an e-mail or edit an article and it makes headlines around the world … I used to be just a guy - now I'm Jimmy Wales.
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Life is a racket. Writing is a racket. Sincerity is a racket. Everything's a racket.
