Gerald Kersh Quotes
Now, you mummy's darlings, get a rift on them boots. Definitely shine em, my little curly-headed lambs, for in our mob, war or no war, you die with clean boots on.
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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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Some stresses are unavoidable - it's just part of life. One of the things I do to avoid stress is not work with people that I don't really like or drive me crazy.
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I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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With my childhood, it's a wonder I'm not psychotic. I was the little Jewish boy in the non-Jewish neighborhood. It was a little like being the first Negro enrolled in the all-white school. I grew up in libraries and among books, without friends.
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I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
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Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
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I never did steroids in my life. I know all the fighters; they are all on steroids.
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Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.
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I am so inspired by new media.
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Boredom soon overcomes me when I am contemplating nature.
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Fair Elphin, dry your cheeks! Such sorrow does not become you, Although you consider yourself cheated Excessive sorrow gains nothing, Nor will doubting God's miracles.
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Knowledge is simply a terrible ocean we must cross, and hope that wisdom lies on the other side.
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An artist has gotta be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he's at somewhere. You always have to realize that you're constantly in a state of becoming.
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… when was a woman ever witty without being bitter?
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... I just know that, right now, … the biggest record selling business there is is rock and roll.
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What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity.
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Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.
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[Charles] Manson wanted to start a race war. Nobody said he was leading some sort of charge about white supremacy.
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We're taught that domestic life is not a "serious" political topic, like war and peace, but the fact is that we spend most of our lives doing everyday things: at the dinner table, in the kitchen, washing dishes, grocery-shopping, commuting. These things make up the fabric of our lives.
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Now, you mummy's darlings, get a rift on them boots. Definitely shine em, my little curly-headed lambs, for in our mob, war or no war, you die with clean boots on.
