J. Paul Getty Quotes
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I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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Let us work toward greater cooperation with all Caribbean Countries, whether we speak English, Dutch, French or Spanish, whether we are independent or not, and whether we be island or continental territories.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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There's some people that obviously abuse social networking or whatever, but I think it's a fantastic idea. I've never had any bad encounters with any of it.
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I'm a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don't get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about, into the world you're writing about, rather than into the world you're in.
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The intersection of political analysis and Internet theory is a busy crossroad of cliche, where familiar rhetorical vehicles - decentralized authority, emergent leadership, empowered grass roots - create a ceaseless buzz.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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The mere abhorrence of vice is not a virtue at all.
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I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own.
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You see, it's been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn't we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good? The Mohammedan religion [Islam] too would have been more compatible to us than Christianity. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness?
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Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.
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I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.
