Samuel Butler Quotes
The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.
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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
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In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
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Among the lesser effects of quantum theory are gaping holes in old ideas about causality.
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When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
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Realize that the game of life is the game of, to some extent, being taken advantage of by people who make a science of it. Whether they are in government or personal life or in business, they're everywhere.
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I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up.
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Quite understandably, people think that if there's a six-year gap or whatever, that it's taken me six years to make the album. It's not really like that at all.
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My office in Milan is in an old factory. I have all my companies here, including Italia Independent and Independent Ideas.
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Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.
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I don't listen to my old music of Vanity's unless I have to hear it playing in a mall or something place like that.
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The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
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I was eight years old when I knew I wanted to be an actress. I slowly started by getting into commercials, and then I was an extra on a TV show. And then the movies happened.
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Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. We are optimistic and together we will change Britain.
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Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways.
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When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.
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Akshay Kumar is a senior in the industry, and I consider myself lucky to be working with him. Each film of his opens to a packed house. Today, a film will sell only if you have a story. The audience is smart and won't be taken for a ride. And I'm confident about my movies.
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It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.
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But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave.
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There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.
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There's no place that communicates as much - and as quickly - as Times Square does. I see the roiling energy and its forceful race into the future. Of course, after 15 minutes, I want to get as far away from there as possible.
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Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the police as I was running to the well. I'm sure they're coming." "Did they say they were coming?" Kami asked suspiciously. "Or did you shout, 'Kami's in the well!' before jumping in the well too, thus loosing your phone and making sure the police think it was some kids playing a dumb joke?" Jared paused. [...] "Alternate plan," Jared said. "Do you have a very intelligent collie who might communicate through a system of barks to your parents that little Kami is in the well?
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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.
