Thomas Carlyle Quotes
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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I'm very content.
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I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!
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I started wearing all black around the time I got into Nirvana. I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' when I was about 12, and I remember jumping on my bed, so excited about it.
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Dyeing my hair has become a kind of addiction. I can't see myself as anything other than blond. Once you go blond, you stay blond forever.
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I like power and I like to use it.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
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Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
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You can blame my mom for some of my worst fashion moments. She used to dress me and my sister in a lot of patterns. Like, she would put me in striped stockings with a floral dress. Like, why are you doing that to me?
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What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One day, someone will turn around and say, 'That was genius.'
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It's been amazing to watch, because for 'Thor', which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every single issue since the reboot is just a great compliment.
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I'm from Pennsylvania, so I was in New York a lot and my brother lives in New York.
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Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove that anybody has an illness, and I'd concede, but there is no physical proof.
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I don't need adult supervision.
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I think my body went through a lot, went through the wringer. In terms of being inside the ring, getting hit, but also outside the ring, living a crazy life.
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I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
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It's wrong to say that there is no performance in a glamorous role. Even a glam role takes in a lot of effort. There is a fine line between being glamorous and being vulgar; you have to feel comfortable in what you wear.
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I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.
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What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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I was known as the little girl with the big voice.
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One thing the passage of time has shown me is that you never know how you'll behave in a situation until you're in that situation yourself.
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What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
