Vivian Stanshall Quotes
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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A reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping it upside down. If you want the reciprocal of a mixed number or a whole number, just convert it to an improper fraction, and then flip it!
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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I've always been interested in family secrets and what happens behind closed doors. I find that fascinating and creepy - that's why I read: because I want to know other people's secrets.
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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It's never crowded along the extra mile.
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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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My opinion can be completely different after a show.
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I used to enjoy the spotlight. If I had a day off from filming, I didn't know what to do. Now I enjoy my family time so much, there is this sense of, if it all went away, and I was just a mom, I would love my life.
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We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed our dog, we don't have a care in the world.
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When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.
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Why can't I be different and unusual... like everyone else?
