Alfred Lansing Quotes
Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful.
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The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order to impose their own vision on a newly socially regimented Europe.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
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There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.
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I'm obsessed with media and the way audiences can become creative participants.
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I really wanted to be a writer.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
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I'm a big foodie. Hyderabadi cuisine is amazing, and the kind of mutton dishes available at some restaurants in the Old City is incredible.
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I hate feeling like a prisoner. I show up somewhere, and I can't explore the city because there's, like, 6,000 to 10,000 people on the lookout for me.
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I run about four to five miles, three days a week. I have four young children, so pretty much the only time I can get away is real early in the morning.
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I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus.
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There are two books that impressed me when I was very young. One was 'The Adventures of Augie March' - the idea of having something so generous, and so adventurous and improvisatory. The other was 'The U.S.A. Trilogy,' by John Dos Passos.
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In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.
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I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.
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Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of the intellectual.
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The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.
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I am a daddy's girl at heart, even though I'm in my 30s.
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Q: If you find so much that is unworthy of reverence in the United States, then why do you live here? A: Why do men go to zoos?
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I think today's music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.
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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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I look at comic books, and I do very eclectic mood boards with ideas and images that have to do with a character or story point. It's a bit like spinning plates. You gradually just steal your ideas.
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That's what leads to a reinvention of yourself - being fully present and in the moment.
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Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful.
