C.J. Sansom Quotes
But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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Rahm Emanuel is, we are almost certain, a vampire.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Pure mathematics is on the whole distinctly more useful than applied. For what is useful above all is technique, and mathematical technique is taught mainly through pure mathematics.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste.
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My heart is as pure as the driven slush.
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I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.
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The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful.
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Most of us don't confront pure anything. What our life does involve is a whole lot of 60/40 and 70/30.
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When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.
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You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through
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In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into.
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Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.
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I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things.
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We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain.
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Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.
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It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.
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I think that educators are in sales. Essentially, what you are doing is making an exchange with your class. You're saying, 'Give me your attention. In exchange, I'll give you something else.' The cash register is not ringing. It's not denominated in dollars or cents or euros, but it is a form of sales in a way. It is an exchange.
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This is Malaya. Everything takes a long, a very long time, in Malaya. Things get done, occasionally, but more often they don't, and the more in a hurry you are, the quicker you break down.
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My art side is free and there are no strings attached.
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When the foul is to the head, it's considered much more serious.
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But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.
