Caroline Gordon Quotes
There are other great writers who are not read properly in their own day for the reason, perhaps, that their readers are not yet born. What they have to say to their own generation is said so at cross-purposes and with such apparent irrelevance that it is not understood. They are, as it were, giants who tower above their own age to cast their shadows across the next.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
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The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.
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I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.
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I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
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My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one; he was also very sporty, and I am not a football player.
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I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.
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The good books stick around for a reason. There is a reason that we come back to them and they are so rewarding.
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Men hid behind religion to keep others from seeing how frightened they were, how inept.
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I started my YouTube channel when I was 13. At the time, I was being bullied by a few people who I used to be very close to. I felt very alone and unmotivated. After discovering the beauty community, I decided it would be a great way to express myself and use it as an outlet to be who I am.
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It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.
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If you create great opportunities, people around the world will come support your dream.
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I don't get sick much because in the U.S. I always eat with my fingers, you know, to get used to the bacteria.
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There are other great writers who are not read properly in their own day for the reason, perhaps, that their readers are not yet born. What they have to say to their own generation is said so at cross-purposes and with such apparent irrelevance that it is not understood. They are, as it were, giants who tower above their own age to cast their shadows across the next.
