Daniel Defoe Quotes
Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.
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Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.
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Let's just say the genes were there for me to excel athletically.
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I remember watching Gilda Radner when I was a kid and everyone thought she was so funny and no one ever said that she was a funny woman, she was just funny.
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I'm the easiest person to make fun of.
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I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
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Having begun my life in science searching for the equation beyond time, I now believe that the deepest secret of the universe is that its essence rests in how it unfolds moment by moment in time.
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Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.
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I'm better off working as opposed to lying around.
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Dan Brown is a character from 'Foucault's Pendulum!' I invented him. He shares my characters' fascinations - the world conspiracy of Rosicrucians, Masons, and Jesuits. The role of the Knights Templar. The hermetic secret. The principle that everything is connected. I suspect Dan Brown might not even exist.
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When I was about 4, my mum had a lime-green Versace jacket with massive shoulder pads, and I remember thinking, 'Why does her head look so small? Why is she doing that to herself?' But she loved it!
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Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!
