Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Quotes
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I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors.
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In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.
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I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own.
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I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills.
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My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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You never argued with my mother. You couldn't win.
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At 18, I wanted to work with the creme de la creme because I thought that was the only way to be successful. But I don't think any A-lister has done as many B-grade films as I have.
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I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.
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I'm really fascinated by lingos and colloquialisms that are outmoded and have gone by the wayside. I love the way people spoke in the '30s, and the amazing slang of the mid-'60s and '70s.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
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I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.
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I'm an actor... I do a job and I go home. Why are you interested in me? You don't ask a truck driver about his job.
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We have to reverse spending trends that are not job-creating.
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There are names I do not want mentioned in my home.
