Patrick Henry Quotes
It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.
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I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.
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Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.
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Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or the church.
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With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
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There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company.
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I am actually one of those who took President Obama at his word when he first ran - that he would get us out of ill-advised wars, that he would do something about health care costs, and that he would protect civil liberties. Like many Americans, I was disappointed.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly has evolved out of its warring state phase, which it was in for a couple of centuries.
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The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.
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Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.
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To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
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I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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Who cares about that stuff? This is America, not Jerusalem. I'm an American. Let Harry be a Jew.
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It was quite jarring to go from newspapers to magazines, and the reason I did it was because I had my second son, and with my second child, I just thought, 'I can't travel at will,' which you really need to be able to do. And so I had a sort of slow realization that I could no longer do the job that I loved.
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My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me.
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An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.
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No friend sympathizes so tenderly with his friend in affliction as does Jesus. 'In all our afflictions, He is afflicted.' He feels all our sorrows, wants, and burdens as His own. Whence it is that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ.
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It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.
