Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.
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Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.
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The people that are serving you gas, the people that are in your restaurants serving you, the firefighters, and police officers are members of the gay and lesbian community. They're members of our broader community.
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I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.
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Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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Salesmen always need something to sell.
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Individuals should think about the worst-case scenarios and plan for them. The world will be crazier than you think it will be. Put money away, and then you can live with much more freedom.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I just sing the songs that people don't expect you to sing, because I just love having fun at karaoke and I'm always a bit nervous to sing something serious.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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While I now own more guns than the 82nd Airborne, my first gun is still the most important gun I've ever owned.
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My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.
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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life. I mean, what good is a life without liberty? Huh? None.
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I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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I'm more of a people pleaser.
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I think there's a part of my brain where food, language, and memory all intersect, and it's really powerful. I think I'm not alone in this.
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I don't know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco - those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and scrutiny.
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I have always had huge respect for comedians/comediennes. It's because comedy is very hard to portray.
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Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.
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Every week we have a concert, what we are performing is my favorite music in the world.
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Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.
