P. T. Barnum Quotes
Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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I think the next set of media companies are going to be created on the web and that YouTube is going to be a big part of that.
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I felt I had to solve everyone's problems.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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Police are not all bad guys. Nobody is all bad guys.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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I have very girly hands and I use them a lot when I talk in a way that I think is very feminine.
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The greatest thing anyone can do for God or man is pray.
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The Army was always big on Clausewitz, the Prussian; the Navy on Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American; and the Air Force on Giulio Douhet, the Italian. But the Marine Corps has always been more Eastern-oriented. I am much more comfortable with Sun-tzu and his approach to warfare.
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I am against censorship. I don't think there is anything more stupid than censorship.
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Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.
