Arthur M. Wellington Quotes
Great triumphs of engineering genius-the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail- ... are rather invention than engineering proper.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done.
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As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.
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The way to really scale a venture firm is with software.
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You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.
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I'm always writing and learning. It's about growth. So I'm growing as a musician, as a guitarist.
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In L.A., I get a meal delivery service called Diet Designs. I like a nice butter lettuce salad with some avocado, fresh grapefruit, shredded chicken breast and raw almond slices with a sesame vinaigrette dressing. I also love juicing and am kind of obsessed with it.
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I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was majorly into jazz, which was absolutely a big influence on me, even if it was more subconsciously as a kid.
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For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.
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Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.
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And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe.
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Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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The fact that I'm not a good musician - I throw it around, tell people that - it doesn't matter that much. It only matters to me, because I idolized good musicians. I absolutely worshiped them.
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More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers.
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I've learned that, as an actor, I have a responsibility to my audience.
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I prefer to be hunted compared to the other way around... I don't know how you say it.
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Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
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They say there were birds who used to soar through the skies like planes.It seems strange that a small animal could achieve anything as complex as human engineering, but the possibility is too enticing to ignore.
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I didn't plan to be the rude middle-class comedian. You write a certain type of joke that you find funny, and mine happen to be often rude. Yes, it's juvenile, but that's me.
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When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but you do so because you cannot help yourself, because you are compelled by his gun. Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you, just as the highwayman's gun.
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Great triumphs of engineering genius-the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail- ... are rather invention than engineering proper.
