W. S. Gilbert Quotes
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Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' just rocked my world in the late '80s and early '90s. I couldn't read them fast enough.
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Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.
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Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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Seeing the bigger picture opens your eyes to what is the truth.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
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I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan - I have about 12 coffee mugs at home!
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Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I do watch 'Revenge,' 'American Horror Story' and 'Game of Thrones.' I am behind on all of them. But I do watch them. Those are my go-to shows.
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But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.
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I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way we're starting games out. We have to start faster; I have to be sharper from the start, and I will be. And I'm confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.
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I worry that if I enjoy something - like the songs on 'Some Nights' are about wondering about who you are. I'm never quite sure and I'd hate to feel sort of content and get a good sense of who I am because if I know one thing, that's not me. I don't mind not necessarily being happy about it. And that's fine.
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The thing about Pablo is that he wasn't happy with what he had - just being the sixth richest man in the world. He wanted to be loved. He wanted to be accepted. He wanted to be President of Colombia; he wanted his kids to go to the same school as the Colombian elite. But he wouldn't be accepted by the elite.
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One cannot compare Skoda with the Volkswagen brand. Volkswagen is the world's biggest brand selling over four million cars a year, so there is really nothing to compare.
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But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that
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A policeman's lot is not a happy one
