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The chief aim of their constitution is that, whenever public needs permit, all citizens should be free, so far as possible, to withdraw their time and energy from the service of the body, and devote themselves to the freedom and culture of the mind. For that, they think, is the real happiness of life.
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I'm sure I frustrate the trainers - in fact, I know I frustrate the trainers to no end. But I think there's a very fine line. I listen to their advice. I take their medical expertise very seriously. But then I also, the reason I am where I am, the reason I play the way I play, is because I push beyond normal.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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We usually never got out of there before four or five o'clock in the morning. Every morning. So it was rough.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea.
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The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.
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South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.
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I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
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My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.
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I put up some great numbers.
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I built a steel plant from the grassroots, so I learned all the nuts and bolts. When there was a problem, I would be able to guide them, though I am not a technical person.
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I really like cable T.V.
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For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.
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We have to change the educational curricula and put a lot more emphasis on how important seeing and looking is.
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Divisions of the kind were fashionable at that time, and it was so easy to stifle one's need to help by deciding that help could neither be accepted nor understood.
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I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House dinner or hosting charity events or that night's show: Until they're over, I worry, then I move right on to the next thing. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. I'm just thinking about not failing.
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And unlike the rest of you, he hasn’t yet time to ruin his career or his mind." "Then he won’t do. Send him home. Get us another lunatic." "Excuse me!" [hopping up to stand in his seat] "Elassar Targon, master of the universe, reporting for duty!" "I withdraw my objection.
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When I'm depressed and I feel low thinking that good movies are not made any more, then I put on his movies and I watch them. I laugh and I cry and I have great pleasure.
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The chief aim of their constitution is that, whenever public needs permit, all citizens should be free, so far as possible, to withdraw their time and energy from the service of the body, and devote themselves to the freedom and culture of the mind. For that, they think, is the real happiness of life.
