Lord Dunsany Quotes
Once I found out the secret of the universe. I have forgotten what it was, but I know that the Creator does not take Creation seriously, for I remember that He sat in Space with all His work in front of Him and laughed.
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But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.
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Europe believes that providing clear labelling for genetically modified food is a consumer right, but such practice is absolutely opposed by the vast majority of states in the U.S.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses.
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Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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The smuggling and distribution of misbranded drugs and medical devices of uncertain foreign origin has the potential for serious harm to patients.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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I read mails throughout the day but answer mails more in the morning and evening.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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Netflix is something I watch.
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My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From the time she was seven months until now, I have been a single parent.
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Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.
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When you first open Niall [Horan]'s wallet, the first thing you see is a picture of Justin Bieber and a picture of us.
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keep his head up, that it would all work out.
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I have been working professionally in the entertainment industry since I was six.
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A man so various, that he seem’d to beNot one, but all mankind’s epitome;Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong,Was everything by starts, and nothing long;But in the course of one revolving moonWas chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
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Once I found out the secret of the universe. I have forgotten what it was, but I know that the Creator does not take Creation seriously, for I remember that He sat in Space with all His work in front of Him and laughed.
