Black Francis Quotes
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I think there are two aspects to ageing: there's the physical side and what's happening inside.
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There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.
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There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should it try to.
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Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.
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I write songs as honestly as I can without worrying about genres or labels. Sometimes I sing, and sometimes I rap, and sometimes I do something in between. I jump around on stage and don't care too much about how I look. I try to be myself even though I'm still figuring myself out.
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Ukraine must once again be revered and respected by its citizens as well as the East and the West.
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Journalists have sometimes looked to my Twitter account and quoted me from there, and that's fine because that's public domain. I know exactly what I'm doing when I post something on Twitter; in a way, it's saying, 'This is who I am, and I don't have anything to hide.'
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I worry a lot about taking care of my dependents, all those perfectly ordinary middle-class preoccupations.
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The good news is world population growth rate decreases systematically and is expected to reach zero by 2050, thanks to urbanisation and women's education.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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It's so great to love somebody and, out of that, to make a child. So that's my goal.
Nastassja Kinski -
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
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I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful? One must speak of problems in painting!
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I've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'
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I'd like to someday see myself married to my true love and starting a big family, and at the same time still having an artistic job.
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'To Die For,' with Nicole Kidman, is great - her desire to be a part of news, how she uses news to further her career and how it can drive you insane. I love that movie.
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We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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I’ll make love to you like you want me to. And I’ll hold you tight, baby, all through the night. I’ll make love to you when you want me to. And I will not let go ’til you tell me to.
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No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
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Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for forty-four years. The steps all break down to one simple sentence: Make art that connects with enough folks for you to earn a splendid living.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
