Victor Hugo Quotes
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
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I've found that entrepreneurial success usually comes through great execution, simply by doing a superior job of doing the blocking and tackling.
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No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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I'm a holy man minus the holiness.
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I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching family, so I'm writing about things I know and love.
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I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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My work on human capital began with an effort to calculate both private and social rates of return to men, women, blacks, and other groups from investments in different levels of education.
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I've always written about heroes and wondered who they are.
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I'm just interested in having a handle on my environment.
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I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying to enlarge the spectrum.
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Win or lose, I always like to get back to my friends and family. They keep me grounded. When I'm home with my friends, I'm always the same Gabriel. I'm no better or worse in their eyes because of my results. It's good to be with your true friends. It always reminds me of where I'm from and who I am.
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I spent a lot of time at my grandparents in the school holidays, and the only books in the house were a copy of the Bible and Agatha Christie's 'Murder at the Vicarage.' I developed a taste for murder mysteries and then later discovered libraries, second-hand bookshops, and jumble sales.
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Women need to know that not all guys are going to hurt them the way that the guy did before they started dating me. I know guys I wouldn't go out with.
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Music should be judged on what you hear, not what you think you might hear.
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One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the character of the demands now being put forward by the leadership.
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I've always wanted to play 'Lady Macbeth' and Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'.
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Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.
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The world I travel is my inspiration. I name my dresses after cities that inspire me.
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The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.
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There are so many myths out there about Marianne Faithfull, I had to, um, detach. But I can turn it on because Marianne Faithfull is really an attitude, you know.
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I will be Chateaubriand or nothing.
