Anthony Trollope Quotes
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good.
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
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The world is no longer against us.
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Beijing was a huge slap in the face, and it forced me to look at myself. I have to realise that this is my life.
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Action is the real measure of intelligence.
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I do work-related stuff on airplanes. Then, when I'm in the hotel room or just vegging out, I read for pleasure.
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I suppose one of the challenges of writing the word-side of music these days is trying to decipher and communicate how this planet is very overwhelming at this point. The difficulties we face are overwhelming. It's very difficult to give yourself the time to breathe and appreciate the joy and beauty that might be just right around us.
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God is a talking God, and thus you must come to wrestle with him. You must wrestle with what he said.
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We do not exploit our dolphins for profit.
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The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.
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Won’t you help the government in saving Gujarat? Won’t you help us in maintaining peace and harmony? The Government of Gujarat appeals to you for help, appeals to you for shanti (peace) and sanyam (restraint or self-discipline).
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I can truly say with Shelley I have been fortunate in friendships: that I have been no less fortunate in my enemies than in my friends.
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A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
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I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!
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I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC.
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I want to play women my own age, rather than artificially 'de-age' myself so that I can play women who are younger or much younger than I am. I want to grow into those kind of more mature parts, not try and keep them at bay for as long as I possibly can.
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We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.
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For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.
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My dad was on 'Zombieland,' and I love that movie. So yeah, I think I like the horror genre!
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Fashion for a long time was very elitist and difficult to get access to. The access I can now provide to my readers live from fashion shows with my iPhone was never, ever possible before.
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Music is a means of spreading the good word and spreading positivity and productivity. Those things speak to me.
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The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief.
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Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
