E. L. James Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a very Latin staple. It's just so comforting. I look forward to every single Friday because I just can't wait for my rice and beans and chicken.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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I think I'm a bit odd.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
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It's always so difficult when you've left your kids to go to work every day - you want people to like it. I just agonise over it, but I'm obsessive because I love what I do.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois.
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I've really enjoyed starting Quora from the beginning. It's really nice to have a new start to things.
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The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
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I started a feta cheese company, Euphrates, in upstate New York in 2002.
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I see myself as a story teller.
