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 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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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.
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It means that the men who hold the means of life control our lives, and, because we workingmen have tried to get some measure of justice, some measure of betterment, they deny the right of the human being to associate with his fellow.
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That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.
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Waste is only waste if we waste it.
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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.
