Joanne Rowling Quotes
The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me.
Quotes to Explore
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, and I'm sensitive.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like it's fun and they're involved and are just, like, friends hanging out in somebody's living room. I went to see Carole King on her 'Living Room' Tour, and that's the kind of feeling I'm aiming for.
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I have an unending desire to be better and make myself a better person, better mother.
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I believe in the future, and to be a good investor, you have to believe in the future.
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Let's set aside political gamesmanship and work together for the sake of our children.
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I was able to see faith as more than just a comfort to the weary or a hedge against death; rather, it was an active, palpable agent in the world.
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The goods of this world are most dear to me, but much dearer are peace of mind and my own honor.
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Economic man and sensual man are not suppressible.
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The epitome of the human realm is to be stuck in a huge traffic jam of discursive thought.
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The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me.
