V. S. Pritchett Quotes
Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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I'm very self-critical.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they used to make. Artists make their money on tours, not from album sales.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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In our experience, what we have found is the rare commodity is a good management team. And good management teams manage through good and bad cycles and manage to grow their business over a long period of time.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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Serum albumin is a well-defined protein, but no laboratory has yet attempted to ascertain its full chemical structure.
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I look at a nude. There are myriads of tiny tints. I must find the ones that will make the flesh on my canvas live and quiver.
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I did five seasons of 'Baywatch,' and I did four seasons of 'VIP.' I've been around awhile.
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Le Petit is where I cut my teeth with some of my early roles. In 1982, I was in the chorus of 'Gypsy' and soon after I had my first lead as Jamie Lockhart in 'The Robber Bridegroom.'
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.
