Sting Quotes
I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.
Quotes to Explore
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When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
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All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of civilization, seemed to have no footing in the highest form of human thought.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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Between their rise in the thirteenth century and their sudden fall in the seventeenth, when the line abruptly ended, the Medicis produced three popes, two queens, and many Florentine rulers, and they supported the work of Galileo, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Botticelli - a veritable parade of geniuses.
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We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.
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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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Israel, in general, should learn from other nations. We have a tendency to teach the world. In many cases, we should learn from the world, because they make advances.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I'm honored to have been chosen as a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. I am hugely appreciative for the support I have had throughout my life, and I look forward to using the grant to help institutions that have fed my soul and to support new work that inspires me.
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After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for them and do publicity for free just because I like a book. Some people think of it as hubris or careerism, but I love to champion books. You can't use your whole sphere of influence just to help yourself.
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My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity.
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Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.
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We're going to be selling our product to the American consumer. We want to have Americans who understand American consumers.
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I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.
