Graham Cyril Russell Quotes
I'm a big fan of simplicity, especially with songs and I try not to make them complicated. I just make them simple and let people absorb that message themselves. That's my theory.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to take the medicine. They are the poorest class of physicians.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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I always liked Casey Stengel as a manager because he seemed to have a grasp of so many things.
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The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.
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If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhanded way.
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I have generally sought to work on questions that I thought were both interesting and approachable, yet not too widely appreciated. To struggle to make discoveries that would be made by others a short time later seems futile to me.
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It's time to close Gitmo.
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My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.
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Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us and the whizzing of shrapnel over our heads.
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I was embarrassed that I even wanted to become an actress because coming from L.A., with two older sisters in the business and a mom who had been a ballet dancer, it was such a cliche.
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The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.
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I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.
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I founded Minted in 2007 with the desire to use 'crowd-sourcing' to bring designs from the best emerging and independent designers in the world to consumers.
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Raising capital is not the toughest part. The toughest part is building a great team and making sure it's growing with the company.
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Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdated tax system and our broken immigration system creates jobs.
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Being open to what's happening in front of you is the most important thing about being a director. To allow the magic to exist and to be light enough on your feet to harness it as it's happening. That's what makes cinema interesting.
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I love to laugh, and laughter is one of my favorite things. When you have a really good laugh, you feel great afterwards.
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I need freedom to be happy.
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I'm a big fan of simplicity, especially with songs and I try not to make them complicated. I just make them simple and let people absorb that message themselves. That's my theory.
