Boris Gelfand Quotes
I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay attention to which TV shows have the highest ratings, how many friends they have on Facebook, and it’s funny. The best shows often have low ratings and it is impossible to have thousands of real friends.Boris Gelfand
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I don't keep people around me that aren't family. You don't get to stay. Unless you're eating at the table with us, you're not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.
Lady Gaga -
Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.
J. G. Ballard -
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
E. L. Doctorow -
Don't try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.
Salma Hayek -
I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
Malorie Blackman -
And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.
Pat Robertson
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Plums are a good substitute for gooseberries.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
Mahesh Babu -
All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
Zosia Mamet -
Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.
Mandy Moore -
I'll make the right decision, whichever one it is. I have to be 100 percent, not 95 or 99.
Karl Malone -
I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
Larry David
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Liberation is not deliverance.
Victor Hugo -
I would hope the NBA Players Association would say that people like LeBron could come out early because he's so gifted, but if you stay, you stay three years. Your skill level will be greater, and the chances of you going to the NBA are much greater.
Larry Brown -
I think if we keep on doing good music and people like us and they buy the magazine because we are in the magazine then they cant basically hate us hopefully.
Ville Valo HIM -
I am obsessed with John Mayer. I love him. I just think he's so talented. I have his documentary in my iTunes. I watch it all the time.
Hailey Bieber -
The status quo - Obamacare - is not acceptable.
Karen Handel -
Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.
Flannery O'Connor
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Window-breaking, when Englishmen do it, is regarded as honest expression of political opinion. Window-breaking, when Englishwomen do it, is treated as a crime.
Emmeline Pankhurst -
I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a caprice.
Pedro Almodovar -
When my kids correct my cultural missteps, I sometimes suspect that they're not embarrassed, they're gleeful.
Pamela Druckerman -
If you're a cheerleader, people see you. If you're a mascot, you're just helping out.
Fred Willard -
I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay attention to which TV shows have the highest ratings, how many friends they have on Facebook, and it’s funny. The best shows often have low ratings and it is impossible to have thousands of real friends.
Boris Gelfand