Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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The cat is classic whilst the dog is Gothic - nowhere in the animal world can we discover such really Hellenic perfection of form, with anatomy adapted to function, as in the felidae.
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I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.
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I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake.
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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When we began Qualcomm, it had become quite clear that it was very important to patent new ideas.
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Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.
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What is sought can never produce the seeking.
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No man speaketh, or should speak, of his prince, that which he hath not weighed whether it will consist with that veneration which should be preserved inviolate to him.
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If we want girls to receive positive reinforcement for early acts of leadership, let's discourage bossy behavior along with banning bossy labels. That means teaching girls to engage in behaviors that earn admiration before they assert their authority.
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The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.
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It's so nice that there's all this new space for new, good content. It's good news for us actors, since nobody makes real independent films anymore.
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My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job that pays the bills.
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I've never worried about how long the song is.
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I was always fascinated by politics, and I was exposed to it quite a lot.
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I'm all about showing people that I'm a little messed up, I have a lot of the same problems you have. By exposing myself and putting myself out there, people can relate to me and my act won't grow stale. I mean, nobody wants to hear a comedian say, 'Life is great.'
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Retail is undergoing a massive change, and there is a chance for new leaders to emerge and older brands to reinvent themselves.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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The U.S. government has been preoccupied with health care 'reform,' but this refers to improving access and insurance coverage and has little or nothing to do with innovation.
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In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
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A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Come, Death, and snatch me from disgrace.
