Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
A gentleman's taste in dress is upon principle, the avoidance of all things extravagant. It consists in the quiet simplicity of exquisite neatness; but, as the neatness must be a neatness in fashion, employ the best tailor; pay him ready money, and, on the whole, you wi11 find him the cheapest.
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I'm a nationalist. I'm a patriot. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist, so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it.
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I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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Language is fun; it's fun to try.
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Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
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I do get stopped a bit now and then, but I can go to the supermarket and on the Tube without being noticed. It's usually me that gets starstruck, especially by TV stars.
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I think, on the rap side of life, I've always been inspired by and respected Missy Elliott for a long time. She's funny and created an image for herself that was non-sexualized but was really interesting and really cool and really kind of avant-garde in a lot of ways.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
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When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.
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New York is a passionate city. They want a winner. They deserve a winner. I think we did an outstanding job of bringing it back.
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There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.
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Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All too often, lives and families can be shattered by it.
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I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.
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'If you want someone to be ignored, then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town...'
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Edward raises the pointer and places its tip against Alec’s forehead. 'What’s the use of having a library in there if you won’t open the books, boy? What’s the good of augmented intelligence if you won’t use it?'
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If I wanted to doubt then I could doubt endlessly. But at some point a person has to stop questioning and act, and at that point you have to trust something to be true. You have to act as if something is true, and so you choose the thing you have the most reason to believe in, you have to live in the world that you have the most hope in.
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One of my big regrets is that Facebook hasn't had a major chance to shape the mobile operating system ecosystem.
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I love old school rock and roll.
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When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal.
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You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year.
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I'd been doing the Chicago theatre thing for years. The money was kinda good - thanks to a push by my old pal Capone, who, let's say, persuaded theatre owners to book me.
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Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
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A gentleman's taste in dress is upon principle, the avoidance of all things extravagant. It consists in the quiet simplicity of exquisite neatness; but, as the neatness must be a neatness in fashion, employ the best tailor; pay him ready money, and, on the whole, you wi11 find him the cheapest.
