Aristotle Quotes
For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
Quotes to Explore
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People who live in glass houses... have to answer the door.
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I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.
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I will always think of myself as that girl that is 22 starting and really excited about everything and wanting to be amazing at everything. I always wanted to be the best stylist. That was it.
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Papa died when he was 77.
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Scotland is the best place in the whole world.
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Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.
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I don't want to lose what I've won.
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It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar.
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There were mornings in the make-up trailer where I'd have fits of laughter because of the extraordinary daily events of the shoot. Sometimes, it was all too much to believe. But the wildest things happened.
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The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
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My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.
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When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.
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Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.
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I've always been torn between the pure and the social sciences.
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The idea that somebody is going to come in and make your debt go away and all be well for the future is really a fantasy.
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I have become an adjective. There is something called a Rovian-style of campaigning and it's meant as an insult. One columnist said it consists mainly of throwing mud until it sticks. One prominent blogger described the elements of a textbook Rovian race as fear-based, smear-based and anything goes.
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I just like comedy in general. My film work, which has been at times more dramatic, has been satisfying. But I never feel quite as good and as light and blissful as when I'm doing comedy.
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In less than eight years "The Origin of Species" has produced conviction in the minds of a majority of the most eminent living men of science. New facts, new problems, new difficulties as they arise are accepted, solved, or removed by this theory; and its principles are illustrated by the progress and conclusions of every well established branch of human knowledge.
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I remember Tom Stoppard saying to me when I came out, 'I feel so sorry for you, because you'll never have children.' These days I would say, 'Well, why not, Tom?'
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In general, fashion is decorative, it's protective, it acknowledges that the world does involve conflict, and you might be attacked by assumptions, presumptions, and attitudes.
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As human beings, we are the only organisms that create for the sheer stupid pleasure of doing so. Whether it's laying out a garden, composing a new tune on the piano, writing a bit of poetry, manipulating a digital photo, redecorating a room, or inventing a new chili recipe - we are happiest when we are creating.
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For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
