Benjamin West Quotes
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the phoniness of appearance.
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I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it.
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life.
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I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It's open to anyone, and people have to deal with it. In the gallery, it's the same 150 people on the San Francisco art scene. There's a dynamic on the street that's definitely more interesting.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Hip-hop is so much about character and caricature that people just see you as a character. Very rarely are you flesh and bone to people.
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When it comes to extracurricular activities, many children are getting too much of a good thing.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
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In the studio, I'm always throwing people on different instruments.
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Men are like mascara, they run at the slightest display of emotion.
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When you are 25 or even 30, you can just do things. When you get to 35, things are different. Time is more precious to me now. I've got my priorities.
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Even after all these years, finding a really first-rate story is still a thrill, one I want to share with others.
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Yeah, I can understand that. All the splendor of the Taj Mahal, without the inconvenience and expense of traveling to India.
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Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.
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The theory in great families was 'why work if you don't have to.' Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.
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My dad would pick me up every other Friday at 6 o'clock and drop me off every Sunday at 6 o'clock, and I remember those last couple hours, like around 4 o'clock, my dad would get kind of sad because he knew that he was about to not see me for two more weeks.
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I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only 'afterlife' is what other people remember of you.
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The Marianne Vos Route goes through the seven villages of Aalburg, where I grew up, and celebrates my World and Olympic titles with a number of benches along the route, where you can stop and rest your legs. You'll see the white windmill in Meeuwen and, in Babylonienbroek, a statue of the silver bike I rode to celebrate my Olympic track win.
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Most food you drop is still perfectly edible. If it was in your eyesight the whole time, you can pick it up and eat it.
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Remember, light and shadow never stand still.
