Samuel Butler Quotes
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I think it's more important than ever to be as vocal as I can be about things I believe in outside of music.
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Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.
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People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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In a way, Jersey really supports rock, maybe more than New York City and Long Island. I know plenty of bands that tour and do much better at Starland or other clubs in New Jersey than others in the tri-state area.
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Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
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A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
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Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.
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My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one; he was also very sporty, and I am not a football player.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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My Smiths, my Carters, the Cashes - everybody embraced me and held my arms up when I couldn't do it myself.
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To me, my business is my life.
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We cannot accept the fact that Jews wouldn't be entitled to live and buy anywhere in Jerusalem. I can only imagine what would happen if someone suggested Jews could not live in certain neighborhoods in New York, London, Paris or Rome. There would certainly be a major international outcry.
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...you don't have to know just what people are doing and feeling to be of assistance to them. Your own life seems to you like a very small lighted room, with great darkness all around it, and you can't see out into the darkness and know what is happening there. But light and warmth from your room can go out into the darkness if you don't have the windows selfishly curtained, keep a brave fire burning, and light all the happy candles you can.
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If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.
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Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
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Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
