Thomas Carlyle Quotes
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Quotes to Explore
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.
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When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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To get a good deal, I buy them all with a friend. The houses, the boat, everything. We each buy half. So I pay half price! They get used more.
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Love is a great emotion, but I believe it's not just about romance; it could be love for nature, people, for relationships.
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It never gets old. Working with somebody like Kevin Hart is rejuvenating in a lot of ways. He's such a pro. He's so good.
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Working on 'X Men,' I got to do a lot of flying and fighting, which was good fun.
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I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.
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China and India played a much larger role than they did before in providing these funds for the poorest countries.
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[When asked if $250 would be a joke, and whether Eve Arden, who starred alongside Ballard herself, were making enough]: Yes! We were all supposed to get a two-hundred-fifty-dollar raise the second year, and suddenly Proctor & Gamble wouldn't do it. So Desi said, 'Either you do it, or the show doesn't go on.' And all this when we were still in the top ten! What was so funny was that Eve and I were telling him, 'No! We want to do it!' It's fascinating the difference [in salaries] today. Eve and I didn't make that much money. Eve Arden who was a big star then, made six-thousand a week, and I made two. When you compare that today to one or two million dollars an episode!! It's crazy!
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Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men.
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No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
