Kim Philby Quotes
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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When I first started out, I found it really hard to be rejected all the time. You invest in a casting, you prepare and get excited about it, then when I fail and don't get it, it makes me question whether I should be a model.
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My brother and I have always had this theory that, as stupid as it sounds, in video games, there is a certain hand-eye coordination and a thought process that you can learn.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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We should work to de-link health insurance from employment so if you lose your job, your health insurance goes with you and it is personal, portable and affordable.
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Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty.
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I want Bolivians to support their president.
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If someone asked me to do something I didn't want to do or didn't think was right, I wouldn't do it.
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I always feel a bit trapped when a painting goes for millions of pounds and only one person can have it. If you can have that as well as a poster on every student's wall, then you're in a very enviable position. I'd like to do a Damien Hirst for £500 at some point.
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Westerners, more than most Asians, are prone to feelings of fear, self-hatred, and unworthiness.
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Being a giver is not about saying yes to all of the people all of the time to all of the requests.
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I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance.
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I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.
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The spirit of an age may be best expressed in the abstract ideal arts, for the spirit itself is abstract and ideal.
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Her blue eyes sought the west afar,For lovers love the western star.
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L'existence du Soldat est (après la peine de mort) la trace la plus douloureuse de barbarie qui subsiste parmi les hommes.
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If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.
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What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.
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'All true stories end in death.'
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If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.
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When people ask, "Is there any advice you'd give a young writer?," I say write short stories. They afford lots of failure. Pastiche is a great way to start.
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To betray, you must first belong.
