Thomas Hood Quotes
There are three things which the public will always clamour for, sooner or later; namely: novelty, novelty, novelty.
Quotes to Explore
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
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In the end, we are all determined by the place and the time in which we were born.
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I've done 20 takes of a Vine before it goes out.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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I don't go to places where I'm going to get mobbed.
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Time has changed and now is the age of spending.
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Not a lot of people have jobs that they're really comfortable with, but I'm one of those people.
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I don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil high. This will not affect the industrial countries alone, it will also hit poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Who will look after them?
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Me mum used to always have the radio on – even now she has it on in every room. Me girlfriend sort of blames that reason for me not doing that well at school – constant noise, really.
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The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.
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Unsurprisingly, the poll-takers don't talk a lot in public about the ignorance of the electorate on political and public policy matters. And the politicians are not going to disclose the, let's say, limited body of knowledge in their constituencies. You don't get elected calling your voters airheads.
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Nashville is wicked. It's like a proper music community, but it's also quintessentially American. You bump into people there with cowboy hats that spit in jars and call you 'boy.' I just love that.
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I have no ill will about anything.
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With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a lot of online journals - about human rights, especially Palestinian human rights. I find the time to do things to do things I'm passionate about, because I find enjoyment in them. I just have to juggle.
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Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
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We've been performing with symphonies all of our career and it sounds so wonderful when they play 'My Girl' with the large string section, I want to turn around and look.
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I need to have better knife skills... for vegetables.
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The president I came to know best was George Herbert Walker Bush. No. 41 in your program, No. 1 on your list of fast-playing golfers.
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I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.
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I do feel that I need to do at least one more Western - I think you need to make three Westerns to call yourself a Western director.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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There are three things which the public will always clamour for, sooner or later; namely: novelty, novelty, novelty.
