Herbert Spencer Quotes
A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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I'm not a gun person by any stretch of the imagination, and it's not something I feel comfortable participating in.
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I have a garden. We have fresh tomatoes and strawberries. People are different here... People out in California, they grow up quicker. They have a lot of excess, and they have a lot more things than we do here in Hungary. There, they start doing makeup when they're 13, when we would still be out in the countryside making sausage.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station.
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Oh. Yes. There. Is. A. Lot of pressure. As a solo singer. Absolutely.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did.
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The lyrics are so important to me. And that there is something going on in the lyrics. That the song actually has something to say.
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It would have been easy for me to bring out a real cheesy pop song, but 'Please Don't Let Me Go' isn't your typical 'X Factor' single, and it's a grower, not a shower.
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Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.
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I don't think 'my way or the highway' works, that mentality. And that's what the Tea Party has done: drawn a line in the sand. I'm sorry - that doesn't work in business, that doesn't work in your family, it certainly doesn't work in government and our Congress.
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Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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So many people think they need to have serious equipment. In the magazines and the media, they see all this stylish stuff, especially on TV, and they think, That's what I need to make it work. You don't. I'm attempting a little bit of liberation here.
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Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors. Bump into him, trip over him, knock him down, spill something on him, scald him, but meet him.
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What we can and should change is ourselves: our impatience, our egoism (including intellectual egoism), our sense of injury, our lack of love and forbearance. I regard every other attempt to change the world, even if it springs from the best intentions, as futile.
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History is the revelation of providence.
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A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.
