F. M. Powicke Quotes
History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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It was always my dream to write for a living.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me.
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New York felt to me like what America should be - a representation of the world in this small pocket.
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Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
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New York's definitely got my heart.
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England in a way is lucky. It's an island, so the frontiers are given by the sea.
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Music that is in the charts today is quite dreadful. I find it a great honour that I have never been considered for awards, such as NME etc. It is a personal victory. All awards shows should be banned!
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Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not accepted; only Isaac was in the Covenant.
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...if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your Hilary Clinton's situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it, and we’re going to have a special prosecutor.
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I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common.
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History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.
