Edmund de Waal Quotes
The problem is that I am in the wrong century to burn things. I am the wrong generation to let it go.
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The problem of different sensitivities of distinct protein groups to lysosomal inhibitors has remained unsolved and may have served as an important trigger in the future quest for a non-lysosomal proteolytic system that may be involved in at least certain aspects of intracellular protein degradation.
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Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
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The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
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We got Martha Stewart legitimizing homemaking for her generation, and then there's this return to being interested in all things home, lifestyle, and food again. I think this generation is less about the frills and more about the flavor of things.
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I love proving people wrong.
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People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
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To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong.
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See, I will always shop, and that's sort of a problem. Clothes are always exploding out of my closet!
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Regardless of what you're searching, you ain't gonna find it until you include God. Because, if you have a problem with women, drugs, or whatever the case may be, the only person that can fix that problem is God.
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The problem with certainty is that sometimes it can sound cold and heartless, although it is the most compassionate and supportive answer.
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If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.
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The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the effect that it can have; nobody is prepared for that.
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I'm in fact Australian but my mother's English so I've got no problem playing a domineering English woman.
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Bangalore now wants a person who doesn't only play politics. Bangalore needs a problem solver, and I am a problem solver. I will be the bridge between Bangalore and the Centre.
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I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.
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Scarce any problem will appear more hard and difficult, than that of determining the distance of the Sun from the Earth very near the truth: but even this... will without much labour be effected.
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The most vexing problem Israel faces is its relations with its neighbors. From the inception of the state until today, Israelis have felt besieged, surrounded by enemies who want to make them disappear.
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But, no, I don't think there will be any kind of problem as far as setting up to be competitive, but you've got to get it right if you want to be the first one across the line.
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From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.
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My real life was when I was just a working guy. You know, it's OK to head out for Wonderful. But on your way to Wonderful, you're gonna have to pass through All Right. And when you get to All Right, take a good look around, and get used to it, because that may be as far as you're gonna go.
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The one thing that I appear to have been given, bearing in mind that I am capable of being very, very scatty and extremely lazy, is the ability to concentrate on something I choose to give my time to.
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Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
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My passion is interior decorating. My goal for the next years is to get into carpentry, because I really want to learn how to make my own furniture.
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The problem is that I am in the wrong century to burn things. I am the wrong generation to let it go.
