Ian Gardner Quotes
If we cut open the bud of a beautiful rose in order to see how it is 'packed' and what it is going to look like, what sort of a bloom will we get?
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The Trump family's business model is part of a broader shift in corporate structure that has taken place within many brand-based multinationals, one with transformative impacts on culture and the job market, trends that I wrote about in my first book, 'No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies'.
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Now I've even gotten to running out to the fan buses that pass by our house, so I can talk to the people. I think I'm trying to gather fans, frankly. They're very, very nice people - they really understand. It's fun talking to them.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.
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If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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With brain and body, it's great if you have a connection between the two, but when separated, that leads to a lot of conflict.
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I always wake up 10 minutes before I have to be anywhere.
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I love being in public places, but I can't stand long, drawn-out music festivals.
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I like to spend as much time with my friends and family as possible.
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I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.
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A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom.
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I was raised on the brothers Grimm, but my favorite fairy tales in the world are Oscar Wilde's - 'The Nightingale and the Rose,' 'The Selfish Giant.' The latter is probably my all-time favorite.
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When people hear the word “beautiful”, they expect something to be pretty. And for me that's not always necessarily the case, y'know.
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If we cut open the bud of a beautiful rose in order to see how it is 'packed' and what it is going to look like, what sort of a bloom will we get?
