Shirley Ann Manson Quotes
I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.
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I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge.
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I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career.
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I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
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Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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Anything that looks good makes you feel better.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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But the trouble is that when you drink it, you invariably meet other people drinking it.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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I don't want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I'm not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream.
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Strong women, that's who I really respect.
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Cruisin' down the street in my six-fo' jockin' da bitches slappin da hoes
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No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.
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Here's a sigh to those who love me,And a smile to those who hate:And, whatever sky's above me,Here's a heart for every fate.
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It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.
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The people who control culture in China have no culture.
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The New Testament is a brutal destroyer of human illusions. If you follow Jesus and don't end up dead, it appears you have some explaining to do. The stark signifier of the human condition is one who spoke up for love and justice and was done to death for his pains. The traumatic truth of human history is a mutilated body.
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I think that paying your bills every month, that's not so glamorous or fun, having a job, or when your child gets sick. That's why when there are those special things, they are even more important and you want them to have a purpose.
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You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
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Yellow shirts have brightened immigration demonstrations across the country
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Regarding the debate about faith and works: It's like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important.
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I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.
