Samuel Johnson Quotes
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There is no must in art because art is free.
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Everyone romanticizes somebody.
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Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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Before I was 5, I did have a lot of time on my hands. I had no job and really no career, and I spent an awful lot of time listening to records. It was more the classical ones, really - Prokofiev, and I think there was some Mozart in there, and more impressionistic composers like Delius.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Whatever they did for democracy, the U.S. interventions in the Middle East and the vaunted Arab Spring have proved to be pure hell for Arab Christians.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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'Morning Joe' host Mika Brzezinski's personal life is a minefield. Her father is Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, and while one brother is an Obama appointee, the other advises Romney.
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
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Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.
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I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!
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Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.
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I'd rather have a part where you walk into a room and you leave. That's perfect for me.
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Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.
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I love football, football is my life.
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One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
