Jane Austen Quotes
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It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
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I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.
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A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.
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I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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You can't escape from what you are.
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Governments must ensure that the power of blogs is cultivated and implemented in collaborative ways, with a view to preserve peace and human dignity.
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When I started out in the industry I was 14 and a beanpole, but over the last few years I've grown. For the most part I feel pretty OK with how I look. I know I'm different from the typical Hollywood ideal of what is beautiful. But quite frankly I don't think that's attainable, and I'm happy to represent something different.
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When I was a child, the FA Cup was one of the crown jewels of the sporting year, along with the Grand National, Wimbledon and The Open. But with every announcement it seems to lose another piece of its identity. First it was sponsors added to the name, followed by the semi-finals at Wembley.
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I'm not a trained singer at all. I've auditioned on occasion for proper musical theatre-type stuff, but I can't read music, and I wasn't particularly good at it.
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I've always loved to perform in front of people, but it became pretty serious when I participated in 'Sweden's Got Talent.' I thought it would be a fun thing to do, and I was just like, 'OK, why not?' And Mom was like, 'OK, sure, sure, do this!' So I did, and I won it!
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I'm trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don't know if there's any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.
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The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way.
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When you model for a show, you get this real sense of adrenaline. It's difficult when the shoes are so high - that part's quite scary - but you just have to do it.
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Google is arguably one of the greatest inventions. The search engine is one of the greatest inventions in human history.
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Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as small as failing to be polite, you start to lose substance.
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There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me.
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I just think that we're capable of so much more; we don't utilize all our capacity like we should.
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I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive.
