Kate Morton Quotes
But history is a faithless teller whose cruel recourse to hindsight makes fools of its actors.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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I am not honest.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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I am healthy and happy.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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These statements about torture, about alleged misuse of power and things like that, insulted the Filipinos more than their leader because it was made to appear as if Filipinos would tolerate a leader who would torture his own people, who would utilize his executive prerogatives for abuses.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal.
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It was always my dream to write for a living.
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My original name was Juaquin, and my cousin couldn't pronounce my name right. So he'd just be saying 'Waka! Waka!' So when I was younger, I used to always laugh, then my man Gucci gave me the rest of the name.
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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Some people rehearse to a point where they're robotic, and they sound like they have memorized their presentation and didn't take it to the next level. Going from sounding memorized and canned to sounding natural is a lot of work.
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A lot of people see a Nissan ad and they see a finished product in a record store or on iTunes and that's the face of the band.
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With my voice and my band, I can do anything.
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I mean if I'm in the middle of a field with my keyboard and some headphones and I feel inspired to write something, I'll just write something really beautiful and mellow.
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I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.
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When you're C.E.O., you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job. And today, they are reunited.
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I am trapped in this body, and there is nothing I can do about it.
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It's so rare when marketing and press doesn't ruin your movie.
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A pilgrim is a wanderer with a purpose.
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I studied history when I was at school, at A-level, actually. I wouldn't profess to being very knowledgeable though, no.
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History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time.
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But history is a faithless teller whose cruel recourse to hindsight makes fools of its actors.
