Isaac Barrow Quotes
Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon the consciences of men.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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When Mitt Romney talked about Putin expanding his sphere of influence, Obama mocked and said, 'The Cold War has been over 20 years, nothing to be worried about'... We keep making that mistake with Putin.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I knew that I tend to always gravitate to the indie side of things.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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I love the smell of Burger King when I ride past, but sometimes I have to avoid it.
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When I started giving talks about women's history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, 'Well, everybody was totally oppressed and suddenly in 1964 we rose up, got our freedom, and here we are.' It dismisses the women who fought for rights for several hundred years of our history up to that point.
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The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
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Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material.
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That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.
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The boots of the men clump On the boards of the bridge. The first white wall of the village Rises through fruit-trees. Of what was it I was thinking? So the meaning escapes.
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A girl's father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.
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As a kid, I drew cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Spiderman and the X-Men were my favorites.
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Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon the consciences of men.
