Craig Brown Quotes
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Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I think the process is one of using the camera and sound in the way a detective uses a magnifying glass: to find the clues. They're discovery devices, not performance devices - you're watching things the way a cat does. You're not judging. You're there to witness something.
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We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.
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To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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We the voice of the young world. We the voice of the people.
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These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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If I were a customer, and I was given a dish with peppers, I would hate it. I also don't like blood sausage.
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This city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for buying and selling.
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But I always wanted my characters to be more than cyphers for the failings of their world. And I never had to look too hard to find a part of myself in them.
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I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough. When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.
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All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are.
