Kevin Rudd Quotes
We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.
Quotes to Explore
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Whatever I know how to do, I've already done. Therefore I must always do what I do not know how to do.
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No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.
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The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it. Because it'll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away.
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
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In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US and a Christian in the UK.
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I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion.
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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'.
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There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it.
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Those who are greatly occupied in physical or material matters lack sufficient knowledge or have only superficial understanding of spiritual matters. Therefore, such people's opinions and judgments concerning spiritual matters carry no weight.
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I look at singing and acting as one career, and I love the chance to do both in the same project. I need to do both. When I'm doing one, I miss the other.
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Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.
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The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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We are very lucky to work in fashion and not work in a hospital or something where the biggest deal we come across is perhaps the length of a skirt.
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There's something in us that lives just beyond our normality - and I think we've all got a song in us. If only we could master that tiny muscle and make it sound listenable.
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Equal access to reading is fundamental to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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'I used to tell everyone I meant to be an artist..... I don't do that any more.'
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The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.
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Our intellect, our awareness, and our consciousness is the most powerful form of life on this planet. It's totally worthwhile. If our animal instincts stopped, we would die. We don't think about it, but if your consciousness were responsible for all of your bodily functions, you would die.
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I can't seem to help writing love stories. I definitely crave romance. When I was young, I craved romance in books, but I didn't want to read just romance - love plays such a big part in our lives, it shouldn't be cut out and restricted to its own fiction.
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We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.
