Thomas A. Edison Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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At college, I wanted to be a poet. I liked the extremely concentrated language, the atmosphere of otherworldliness.
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My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
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Even with revivals, I don't really pay attention to previous incarnations. I always just go with the script and with the director and am willing to treat it as brand new.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
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My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a secretary with the Panthers.
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A lot of fans have been requesting that in-your-face song, a sense of feeling empowered. And 'Good Woman' is that: a relatable song celebrating the good woman. I'm also really proud of the third verse, which I wrote.
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I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.
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Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But if you eat badly, stay out late, drink too much, and so on, you'll pay a price on the course.
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There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
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If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'
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Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.
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The irony is that, coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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I wouldn't mind producing a movie with a music storyline, but acting in one is too close to home.
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It's hard to kill that father-son bond.
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Ruminants are a perfectly normal thing to possess when you live in upstate New York. It's just moving scenery. It's kind of like the equivalent of Great Danes. It's the way you keep your grass mowed. It's the way you keep your weed-whacking to a minimum.
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I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get to have that privilege but I try always.
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We have no right to come forward and urge wider changes for good, until we have tried to alter the evils which lie under our own hands.
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Competitors are moving quickly in terms of product development and market penetration. These competitors can potentially sacrifice profits in the smart-phone segment for the sake of greater market penetration.
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Literature is humanity talking to itself.
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The divestment movement is a start at challenging the excesses of capitalism. It's working to delegitimize fossil fuels and showing that they're just as unethical as profits from the tobacco industry.
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I have determined that there is no market for talking pictures.
