Quanell X Quotes
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'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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If you look at all the vampires in the past, they were sort of decrepit old men. Stephanie Meyers just made it for a new audience. All the vampires are now young men and she describes them as not being ugly.
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Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.
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The older you get, the better you have to look, the higher you have to kick, the harder you have to work.
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Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.
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Even if they knew the truth of their own feelings, most mothers would be socially and emotionally incapable of revealing it.
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A lot of charities spend a million dollars on a fundraiser to make $15,000. It's a social swirl. They do some great stuff and then - it's called mission drift. It becomes more about the parties.
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The owners and managers were too stupid to realize we had brains.
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Control your expenses better than your competition. This is where you can always find the competitive advantage.
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Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.
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During the Gulf War, I remember two little third grade girls saying to me - after I read them some poems by writers in Iraq - 'You know, we never thought about there being children in Iraq before.' And I thought, 'Well those poems did their job, because now they'll think about everything a little bit differently.'
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The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.
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I still care a lot about my personal style, and since moving to New York and having a little more control over my own money, I've been able to make my 12-year-old fashion nerd dream comes true.
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The whole 'School of Rock' experience was really cool, and just meeting new people from all over.
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As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.
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Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP.
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Make things that carry with them the residue of where they have been.
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When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that, per se. But there is more to art than that.
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To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support.
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The specific steps for changing a specific habit differ from person to person and habit to habit, but the steps - the formula - is essentially the same, and once you learn it, you can do amazing things.
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Art thou the King of the Jews?
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All you Jews can go straight to hell.
