Malcolm Lowry Quotes
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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I have been a Republican, and I've worked in Republican circles for so long, and I know that there are really smart, good policy ideas that are grounded in conservative ideology that could be persuasive for women, especially in an election where no one was really excited about either candidate.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
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If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.
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It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better.
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If I played tennis, I had to be in a dance class. I always had multiple activities, so I never had to count on any one of them to feel successful.
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Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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The value of small business contracting is indisputable. These firms bring healthy competition to the federal market to drive down prices. They are our nation's innovators and job creators, and securing a federal contract helps them grow and offers more benefit to the economy.
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Obviously I like pretty girls, but I'm also looking for someone who can take control. I know guys complain about girls telling them what to do, but I think we all kind of enjoy it.
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The process of creation goes on all the time. When I get through, I feel I know what the character will do in every situation. But the building up of the part is not mechanical or deliberate. It grows out of the text.
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A final argument for broad freedom of expression is its effect on the character of individuals in a society. Citizens in a free society must have courage — the courage to hear not only unwelcome political speech but novel and shocking ideas in science and the arts.
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The truth is, somebody is always talking about you, so you have to let it go... if it's not a part of your God-given destiny.
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You get people coming up to you and asking about movies, especially in Chennai, which is nice.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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What is man but a little soul holding up a corpse?
