Joanne Rowling Quotes
It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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I like Baudelaire's sentences quite a lot. I read and re-read him very often.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.
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If you're going to sell stock and somebody wants to buy it at a price and that price is not a price you dictate, but demand dictates, sell it to them now.
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Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
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I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers.
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My music, I feel, has always been experimental, but it had got to a point where I felt disconnected from it completely. I didn't want to be a Clark Kent/Superman: I couldn't really say, 'Well, B.o.B's the old me, and Bobby Ray's the new me.' I had to just make a point.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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Paris ain't much of a town.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.
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She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.
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I've learned to treat celebrities as equals and just kind of meet them and admire their work, but I definitely could not breathe when I met Johnny Depp and James Franco.
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Rock n roll stops the traffic
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We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.
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I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.
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There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road.
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It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
