Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.
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Human nature and deliberate effort must unite, and then the reputation of the sage and the work of unifying all under Heaven are thereupon brought to completion.
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Chana dal are skinless dried split chickpeas used in Indian cooking. They have a great texture and delicate flavour.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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The Analytical Engine does not occupy common ground with mere 'calculating machines.' It holds a position wholly its own, and the considerations it suggests are more interesting in their nature.
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Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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Water is free of charge. Why then do people drink Evian?
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Much of the rest of the world has already learned some English. They pretty much understand the American way of doing things, because our culture has been ubiquitous and has been the 500-pound gorilla in the global economy. But the world is far more interrelated than ever before, and no one culture can thrive without the knowledge of how to function in other cultures.
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You don't have to say it out loud. I already know why you like me.' 'You do, huh?' 'Yep.' He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer. 'So,' I said. 'Tell me' 'It's an animal attraction,' he said simply. 'Totally chemical.' 'Hmm,' I said. 'You could be right.' 'It doesn't matter, anyway, why you like me.' 'No?' 'Nope.' His hands were in my hair now, and I was leaning in, not able to totally make out his face, but his voice was clear, close to my ear. 'Just that you do.
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I loved that it was about human relationships and then it was a mystery without falling into the trap of a thriller per se, because it pulled you in through people rather than through events or effects.
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I always gravitate towards the independent side of things, just because those are the stories I always fall in love with, but you don't really get paid, and living in Los Angeles is expensive, and I have a mortgage to pay. So it's good to jump onto a studio film and then in all my other time do small passion projects.
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Midnight, and love, and youth, and Italy!
