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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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I like to discover new things.
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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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Life is neither comedy or tragedy, life is what you make of it.
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Each pineapple plant produces only one fruit per year. It can take up to two years for the pineapple to ripen, and it's important to wait, because once it's picked, it can't ripen any further. The unripe pineapple is not only horrible tasting but poisonous.
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Against this current conception of religion the prophets insisted on a right life as the true worship of God. Morality to them was not merely a prerequisite of effective ceremonial worship. They brushed sacrificial ritual aside altogether as trifling compared with righteousness, nay, as a harmful substitute and a hindrance for ethical religion.
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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.
