Thomas Carlyle Quotes
This we take it is the grand characteristic of our age. By our skill in Mechanism, it has come to pass, that in the management ofexternal things we excel all other ages; while in whatever respects the pure moral nature, in true dignity of soul and character, we are perhaps inferior to most civilised ages.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.
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It's very hard to maintain focus in the gym.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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Medicine, you have to take it. A vitamin is nice to have, but honestly, you can skip it.
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I actually was the captain of the football team. I went to Catalina Foothills High School, and I played football all four years. I started on Varsity my sophomore year, and senior year I was captain.
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.
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When you bring the darkness to the table, it doesn't rule you or hurt other people, but when we keep it secret, it's dangerous.
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When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I'm gone, I'm in love, and I give it my all!
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I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.
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The exciting results from the Hubble, other satellites and probes would not have been possible without innovative solutions to many technical problems.
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With Geoffrey, it was the first time we did music together, we understood that everything could be well, and without any problem. And we didn't need to rehearse too much.
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Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.
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Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain't productive, I get concerned.
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Guinea has managed to go 42 days consecutively without any new Ebola infections. And that comes after neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia, the other two West African countries that were hardest hit by Ebola, have been through the same cycle of zero Ebola cases.
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Nature has always been important to me. It has always been in my music.
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I used to be called the "Green Jack Kemp" because of my promotion of entrepreneurial and work-based solutions for poor people.
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I'm still very much in the apprentice stage of writing. I read somewhere that you need to write a million words before you know what you're doing - so I'm headed that way, but I'm nowhere near there.
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This we take it is the grand characteristic of our age. By our skill in Mechanism, it has come to pass, that in the management ofexternal things we excel all other ages; while in whatever respects the pure moral nature, in true dignity of soul and character, we are perhaps inferior to most civilised ages.
