Antoine R. Ivins Quotes
If you fail to gain absolute self-control, you have failed in the greatest victory of life.
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Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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Pride the first peer and president of hell.
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They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now.
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To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.
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Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant.
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Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own destruction.
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If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
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Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.
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I wouldn't know how to retire.
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I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.
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In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
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I can move any crowd.
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I've been told that I wasn't Latino enough, which was code for 'street' enough.
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I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.
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I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education.
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A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious.
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I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.
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I've found all of my apartments on Craigslist. I've got good Craigslist luck. I just sit on my couch and really focus on it, and I've gotten really lucky that way.
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I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.
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If you fail to gain absolute self-control, you have failed in the greatest victory of life.
