William Blackstone Quotes
[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.
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Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.
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Doing voice-over work is something that I love to do, and it is a lot of fun at the same time.
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You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.
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I have, like, 45 celeb crushes at all times - celeb and Instagram crushes. I'm such a creep.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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I love women more than anything.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.
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I like to go hear jazz late-night up in Harlem.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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Doo-wop is the true music to me, man. Doo-wop was what nurtured me and grew me into who I am, and I guess even when I was in school, the teacher probably thought I had ADD or something every day, because I'd be beating on the desks, singing like the Flamingos or the Spaniels or Clyde McPhatter or somebody.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you.
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To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams.
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I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.
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My uncle was in a ska band called the Top Cats; that was my first proper influence, as I was taken to see them every week. It sort of built up, the want to replicate it creatively.
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Kids who have an understanding of how and why their feelings are what they are are much more likely to talk to us about what's happening, and they have better skills to work it out.
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I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then I'd go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories.
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[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.
