Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
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Fitzgerald was a modernist.
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I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions.
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Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
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Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use.
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I'm one of those guys who has to have a constant something going inside and in front of my face. If not, I get in trouble.
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I know, as an actor, you have to negotiate, but I can't handle the whole idea that art and commerce are synonymous. It drives me nuts.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Clothes are designed for the media, because it's a great show.
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I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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My focus is matters of the heart and matters of the spirit, emotion and passion and stuff like that. But I think I've been getting better at being more specific about what it is I care about. Such as the welfare of refugees and solidarity between threatened populations.
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I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.
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Let me ever love Thyself more than Thy service.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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I did not fall into love - I rose into love.
