Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.
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Peace is its own reward.
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You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.
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The past is open to all sorts of magical possibilities because it can't be verified. It's as we make it, so it seems to be entirely free. It seems to be completely up for grabs. But of course it's not.
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If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.
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Finding things to wear is what the Internet's for.
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I do believe that there are creative chakras or different sorts of energy centers.
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You shouldn't talk about yourself all the time - most of us aren't for sale. Our books are. Talk about them. It's not a question of whether or not you're fascinating on a personal level - it's that your trivia and trials might not have any connection to the tone, tenor and sense of your books.
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Aristocracy is always cruel.
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Reticulocytes are terminally differentiating red blood cells that do not contain lysosome. Therefore, it was postulated that the degradation of hemoglobin in these cells is mediated by a non-lysosomal machinery.
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I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.
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My guilty pleasure is Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
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'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexuality, it's not about identity. It's about all these different layers, because they are all a part of the character.
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I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer.
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I really can't break away from wearing black and leather!
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Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.
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You and this person once competed for the same woman, and you both failed.
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When you look at the truck market in North America, you have to understand the customer, and that's one of the things I think General Motors does really well. There's a big population that buys our trucks. It's their life - or it's their livelihood. Not their lifestyle, their livelihood. It's a work truck.
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It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table.
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I grew up on the rough side of the tracks. If you looked like you were soft, you would be fodder for the wolves. I came up in my neighbourhood like, 'I'm just gonna be me,' and all the thugs just said, 'It's OK, he's special.' They knew I had the talent with the rhymes, so they kept me around.
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As far as the bands that are reforming now, it's always nice to see old friends and hear some of those great songs, but it's just not our thing.
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If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.
