R. W. Apple (Johnny Apple) Quotes
Aspects of life here civility, courtesy, coziness have always bound Britons to their country . . . They are part of the British myth, along with lovely countryside, dogs and horses, rose gardens, the Armada, the Battle of Britain.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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Some of the areas in China have been under very grave water scarcity: for example, the north China plain; they are facing a very serious water shortage. Per capita levels have dropped to very serious levels, including in Beijing.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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I want Prince to see something I do and call me and ask me to be on an album or if I want to dance!
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How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.
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I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.
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I love 'Titanic' and the idea that you're kind of rooting for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to survive despite the fact that you know that they're not going to.
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Writing is boring, very boring, and it takes so much patience.
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At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
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The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.
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The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.
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Out of my general world-pattern-trend studies there now comes strong evidence that nothing is going to be quite so surprising and abrupt in the future history of man as the forward evolution in the educational process.
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The test of one's decency is how much of a fight one can put up after one has stopped caring, and after one has found out that one can never please the people they wanted to please.
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The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.
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I'm not really the sort to reflect or look forward. I prefer concentrating on the now.
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Aspects of life here civility, courtesy, coziness have always bound Britons to their country . . . They are part of the British myth, along with lovely countryside, dogs and horses, rose gardens, the Armada, the Battle of Britain.
