P. D. James Quotes
I knew that what I had felt was envy or regret, not for something lost but for something never achieved.
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When I was maybe 22, 23 years old or so, I was sort of floating in between New Japan, Ring of Honor, TNA - not really committed to one place.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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I focus on the elements of a movie that are meant to invisibly affect me as a viewer. The edges. As an author, I'm aware of how the subconscious things can pluck at a reader's emotions, and I love it when filmmakers do the same.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me.
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The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
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Mamata Banerjee is just a casual worker, just like a commoner.
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National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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I was not an easy kid.
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I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
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The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental.
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Word of mouth is the most valuable form of marketing, but you can't buy it. You can only deliver it. And you have to really deliver.
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Honestly, there's so many great benefits of wearing a kilt: It's very free, it's got its own aeration, and they're very comfortable.
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I don't really see myself as a socialite or as a 'child of someone.' I'd rather be working than going to fashion parties all the time.
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So, let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look over not only ourselves, but each other.
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Vulnerability isn't a bad thing. Everyone's vulnerable and it only makes you human.
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All the pressure I have is from myself. I have a lot of pressure inside me. I wanna be great. I don't wanna be average.
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Our songs travel the earth. We sing to one another. Not a single note is ever lost and no song is original. They all come from the same place and go back to a time when only the stones howled.
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I knew that what I had felt was envy or regret, not for something lost but for something never achieved.
