Christopher Ricks Quotes
When a language creates - as it does - a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.
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Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that.
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Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.
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I always struggle auditioning, actually, because I'm so obsessed with era-appropriate clothing.
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The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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Stardom happens - you can't plan it - it's destiny, and you shouldn't stand between you and your destiny. I'm letting my destiny play its part, and I go by my gut feeling. If I like my role, I say yes; if I don't, I just refuse, as simple as that.
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People have lost their faith that if they work hard, if they try to get ahead, if they play by the rules, then that will ultimately result in positive outcomes.
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One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Over-eating is the addiction choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as the lowest-ranking of all the addictions.
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I want to be a soldier as my father was.
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I can never find a movie I want to watch, even though I've got hundreds to choose from.
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It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
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Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head and my heart.
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Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.
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I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant.
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Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.
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It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United States goes and takes action there on behalf of the Iraqi government. You've got Iran coming in and saying we're going to stand with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, so now we're aligning ourselves with Iran, and if we do air strikes, becoming de facto air force for them.
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I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
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Both EarthEcho and Seventh Generation understand that young people have the power to change the world - one home, one school and one community at a time.
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I really want to clear my life so that I have to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve this community.
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Being a mother impacts every aspect of your life. It's a rite of passage which gives you an entirely different outlook on things.
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When a language creates - as it does - a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.
