George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham Quotes
What the devil does the plot signify, except to bring in fine things?
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I enjoy shopping and going on holiday.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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Our new pro-growth tax policy will be like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy.
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The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms of money, that's too bad, you know. Because frankly, it's not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people it's a big sacrifice.
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Elections, for their part, are typically popularity contests rather than measures of candidates' relative competency or effectiveness. Imagine if scientific truth were determined according to which scientist was most popular. To be successful, scientists would have to be charismatic and attractive - and human knowledge would suffer terribly.
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I am passionate about acting. 'Girls in our family are not allowed to act' is quite an outdated thought to have. They did it till my mother, but now no more.
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The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh, by the way, there's the petty cash drawer,' they told me. 'Take a few thousand dollars for expenses.'
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The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.
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You must always watch when David Lynch makes anything.
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Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.
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Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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Careers are like roller coasters. You go up, you go down, and you spin yourself around.
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Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back.
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Leave no stone unturned to help your clients realize maximum profits from their investment.
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He had long ago established he wasn't just another pretty face, but it was a reminder of what was going on inside his body while he was entertaining us.
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When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.
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In the ordinary business of life, industry can do anything which genius can do, and very many things which it cannot.
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If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little - somebody who is obsessed by Making.
