Arthur Wellesley Quotes
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Surprise is key in all art.
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Careers don't interest me. The only thing that interests me is continuing to be a poet on one level or another, whether acting or writing or directing.
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I faced many ups and downs, like any other actor: not getting through auditions or even worse - getting shortlisted and not being selected. Most actors go through the process.
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Rock and roll might be summed up as monotony tinged with hysteria.
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Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.
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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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I work twice as hard as everybody else.
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History is important but... I just wanna sing Beyonce songs all day long in front of a mirror.
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I only started singing the Russian roles when I came west.
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The world is not yet exhausted: let me see something to-morrow which I never saw before.
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The apple of knowledge is not far from here. As soon as you've eaten it, you'll know as much as I do. But be careful not to make any mistakes: most of the apples hanging from that tree are enveloped in a thick skin. If you taste it, you will be brought low, beneath man; the inner part of the fruit will bring you up to the level of an angel.
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The United States has been very clear that we did have to have some political basis to make clear that that cessation of hostilities was not going to countenance a return to the status quo ante. This resolution does that. And now we're going to see who is for peace and who isn't.
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When I look out my window, Many sights to see. And when I look in my window, So many different people to be...
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We are youngAnd we are friends of time.
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I do this weird thing in studios where I climb stuff when I get nervous.
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The gratification you feel from making tangible progress while running is just about unparalleled, so I understand why people love it. But it's also hard, grueling work. Those feel-good benefits have to be earned four to five times a week.
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American capitalists, enthralled by the doctrines of finance, have put their income statements in service of the balance sheet.
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My idea of the perfect exercise class is this: The teacher gives us all a hug and goes, “You did it! You showed up! Let’s lie down.” We all lie down and she’s like, “How is everybody feeling?” We’re like, “Great!” And the teacher’s like, “Great!” Then we all get to leave 20 minutes early.
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Eating people is wrong...
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I'm far from being a consummate artist. I mean, this is just my first album, and the work is very new. I'm just beginning, and I'm certainly not worthy of demigod status. There's absolutely no danger of me reaching that.
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You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist.
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Not everyone would choose to pay the costly price of being a great artist. To many, the riches of life are quite different. A skill in day-to-day living which adds up to a happy, love-filled life is success. You can have this and other riches, too. The choice is yours.
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The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.
