Errol White Quotes
We still do not know the mechanics of evolution in spite of the over-confident claims in some quarters, nor are we likely to make further progress in this by the classical methods of paleontology or biology; and we shall certainly not advance matters by jumping up and down shrilling, `Darwin is god and I, So-and-so, am his prophet'
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.
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There's more things that I'd like to do. You know, each song is a little bit of a puzzle. I see most of them as just failed attempts.
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The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
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When I was teenager, Britney Spears was it - that was the pop world that was happening, and I knew I wasn't in it.
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I, and others like me - trap stars - we always considered ourselves Robin Hoods: we go out and get the money. Just think, if you was in the village and you a hunter, you take pride in going out to hunt the prey and bring it back for the village to eat. In our situation, we took pride in getting money so that the hood could eat.
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I haven't signed as many films as I'd like to because there are no good roles, as disheartening as it is to say.
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We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.
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Lawyer even sounds like liar.
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We didn't get where we are thanks to the sissy notion of resilience.
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How pleasant to sit on the beach,On the beach, on the sand, in the sun,With ocean galore within reach,And nothing at all to be done!.
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I am afraid that this chapter will amply demonstrate the truth of Clarke's 69th Law, viz., 'Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software.' In both cases the cure is simple though usually very expensive.
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We feel much sorrow for you, the elm tree had said. But what kind of sorrow-a real and sincere sorrow, or the superficial and pedantic sorrow of the immortal for a frail and flickering creature that was about to die?
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I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.
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I've said some things about other religions that I regret now. I think they were incorrect.
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There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality.
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No one can say that democratizing financial services is bad. It is good for communities, countries, the global economy, and educational progress.
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Christmas albums are not something you do frequently.
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We still do not know the mechanics of evolution in spite of the over-confident claims in some quarters, nor are we likely to make further progress in this by the classical methods of paleontology or biology; and we shall certainly not advance matters by jumping up and down shrilling, `Darwin is god and I, So-and-so, am his prophet'
