Dalia Grybauskaite Quotes
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I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
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I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.
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If a band or artist isn't tweeting or writing posts on Facebook every day, there can be this kind of mystique built about them, and I find myself retreating from the spotlight more and more.
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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
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I'll never forget that show season. It was completely mad. I was staying between Christy and Naomi's rooms and it was all limos and the Ritz Hotel and all that kind of business.
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I would rather be lying in a bed than changing one.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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Maybe it's a tired tale, but without an education, you're not going to go anywhere.
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What's certain is that a totalitarian enclave like Cuba's can't continue to exist, so change will definitely come there, eventually.
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Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility.
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I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
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Those who are believers in God find strength from their faith in the face of suffering. They are compelled to give sacrificially to help those in need. And they have the hope that comes from knowing that, with God by their side, the tragedy they are facing is never the final word.
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He groaned slightly and winced, like Prometheus watching his vulture dropping in for lunch.
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Of course, success takes you where your character can't sustain you.
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It's scary when one day the city is there and the next day it's gone. To see the water actual kill people, I couldn't believe it. I never fathomed it could bury a city.
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It's no sin to admit that you feel vulnerable and lost.
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I love touching. I always touch people.
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I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married!
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I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.
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Sometimes I'm happy - you can tell via Twitter. Sometimes I'm pissed off - you can tell via Twitter. I just think, at the end of the day, I don't want them to see me as a celebrity; I just want them to see me and say, 'He's like a regular person at his job right now who's mad.'
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Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.
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The Busted thing happened when I was 16. I saw an opportunity, took it and it was better than being at school. It was a fun job but I'd never claim Busted was anything other than a pop band.
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Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.
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Hard work, courage and commitment - these are the key elements for success.
