Ava Gardner Quotes
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I'm a lot more introspective than one would believe.
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed.
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So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
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I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.
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As you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world.
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What drew me towards team sport were the camaraderie and friendship. The chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of other people is something I have enjoyed doing.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.
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It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
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People in power, they're so used to people kind of playing up to them.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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Now I'm being blamed not only for anorexia but for lung cancer. - On being a social smoker.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.
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Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.
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Never argue with a profit.
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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.
