Esther Meynell Quotes
A garden has a curious innocent way of consuming cash while all the time you are under the illusion that you are spending nothing.
Quotes to Explore
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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If you force legislators to balance, at the end of the day, if it has to be balanced, then they step up and they become legislators and can find out where to cut.
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When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.
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I like to take music from everywhere and put it in my style and let it be accepted.
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Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
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When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must, I will help you if I can. When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can.
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And I knew that it was better to live out one's own absurdity than to die for that of others.
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My Nike Free sneakers add a splash of color and slide on fast, perfect for when I'm rushing to catch the school bus. And my favorite cargos are skinny but stretchy, so I can go up or down a few pounds and they still fit!
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I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.
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As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity.
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There is a lot of risk in the tech sector.
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Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood.
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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
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Let's face it: dancing isn't one of my strong points.
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My crazy fear is I'm always afraid my keys are going to fall down a subway grate when I walk over it. I'm afraid they're going to jump out of my pocket and fall down. Isn't that stupid?
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My thoughts about God are vague and abstract. My connection with the energy of the universe is shaky.
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It's interesting when people say, 'You always play strong women,' because as far as I'm concerned, women are strong. I think that's what women are. We have got that vulnerability, but we have got that strength. We are survivors.
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We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we're able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.
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The artificial is always innocent.
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In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades.
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A garden has a curious innocent way of consuming cash while all the time you are under the illusion that you are spending nothing.
