Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Quotes
Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.
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I am what I am and I'm a horrible liar. I can't do it. I'm just very candid.
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Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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I did a lot of things as a Muslim that I am sorry for now.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.
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Because there is something helpless and weak and innocent - something like an infant - deep inside us all that really suffers in ways we would never permit an insect to suffer.
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I've always been intimidated by the technicalities of taking photos, especially with a film camera - not just a point and shoot.
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It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the denial of the right of petition.
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Start your diet during a period of optimism and happiness.
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible.
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All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them.
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Maybe I should try singing like a man.
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I guess something that I've noticed from American acts who had success in touring is more of an explanation as to their music. Which is I think quite funny. I think British acts might like to leave more to the imagination - maybe a bit more obscure perhaps - a bit more shy.
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If I was on a 'Modern Family' kind of show, and they said, 'You have to say that the burger is $5.55; Have a good day!'... I could do that!
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I think Whitman more than any other poet possessed the gift of revealing to others the beauty of everything around us, the beauty of nature, the beauty of human beings.
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It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.
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We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint.
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I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.
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If there is one thing I can't stand, it is stupidity. I always say that stupidity is the Sin against the Holy Ghost.
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I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure. I shall of course be continuing to write music - in my world it just has to be part of the therapy - and I fully expect to be back in good shape next year.
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Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.
