Gene Logsdon Quotes
When alchemists first learned how to distill spirits, they called it aqua vitae, the water of life, and far from considering it the work of the devil, they thought the discovery was divinely inspired.
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I will keep working hard!
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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I'm not that materialistic. I like nice clothes and that, but I don't spend lots of money on stuff. I'm not really into TV, I don't have an iPod, I've got a gramophone.
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The way our government handled the Chibok girls case goes beyond an election matter. This is not a one-time issue we discuss over elections. We need to have a deeper conversation about what kind of a nation we want to be.
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The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.
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America should function as a Christian nation.
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In Colombia, we have a lot of passion.
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I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness, something that the show's more militant characters can't see.
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Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus.
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The dying crimson of the West That faintly tinged his haggard cheek, Fell on her as she stood, and shed A glory round the patient head.
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The difference between me and the newer artists is that I have the history with the architects, the masters that started the music. I know where the music came from.
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I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me.
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I think the most important quality for a writer to have is empathy.
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My grandmother always used to wear this English perfume called Tuberose and then she died and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every time I hung out with her, I could only think of my recently deceased grandmother. So sometimes a signature scent can be good and sometimes it can be bad.
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To this day, I haven't felt like I've made it. I'm waiting for them to pull the rug out from under me. I kind of feel like George Plimpton; I'm just experiencing this whole business with the really talented people.
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I'm a Democrat, and I have strong reasons for being a Democrat.
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I had a teacher in college who drastically changed the course of my life by telling me that he believed in me as an actor. I never received that support before, and it inspired to me to such a degree that I never looked back. He taught me that it's okay to be crappy; it's okay to fight; it's okay to go to any length.
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I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me.
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Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by our present picture of the universe? The value of science remains unsung by singers... This is not yet a scientific age.
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Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.
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When alchemists first learned how to distill spirits, they called it aqua vitae, the water of life, and far from considering it the work of the devil, they thought the discovery was divinely inspired.
