William Morris Quotes
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.
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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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I've been getting pulled from newspapers for my entire career.
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Time has shown that Paradise is not cheap, and neither is Hell unnecessary.
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I have never been accepted. I'll never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They're never going to let me in.
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Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
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Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures.
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As soon as chemists have a definite conception of the internal structure of the molecule of an organic compound, they are able to tackle the task of producing these substances by artificial methods, i.e. by synthesis, as we call it.
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It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.
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Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life. What does a pup amount to that has gained its growth in a few days or weeks, beside a man who only attains it in as many years.
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Well the first order of government is to preserve the public order and safety.
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When the last red man shall have perished from the earth and his memory among the white men shall have become a myth, these shores will swarm with the invisible dead of my tribe. The white man will never be alone. Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless.
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I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That's why I love the name. Freddie was unique - one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. He was not only a singer but also a fantastic performer, a man of the theatre and someone who constantly transformed himself. In short: a genius.
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There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Free men must live simple lives and have simple pleasures.
