Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Quintilian -
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
Baltasar Gracian -
I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
Larry Wilcox -
When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.
Lactantius -
There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.
Taryn Manning Boomkat -
To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.
Quentin Crisp
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
Owain Yeoman -
I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
Nargis Fakhri -
On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
Vince Cable -
I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
OMI -
I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
Carine Roitfeld -
I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
Kaley Cuoco
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I think I felt at some point that I couldn't understand poetry or that it was beyond me or it didn't speak to my experience. I think that was because I hadn't yet found the right poems to invite me in.
Natasha Trethewey -
There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
Carl Jung -
The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.
Barry Eisler -
It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
Victor Hugo -
Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
Taylor Lautner -
Our experience at Teach For America has been that the more people understand educational inequity, the more they want to do something about it.
Wendy Kopp
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Grieve not that I die young.
Lady Flora Hastings -
A human influenza pandemic will be a big problem. But by working together we can respond effectively.
Margaret Chan -
There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
Karen Thompson Walker -
I always feel that my whole life is representing the LGBT community. It's kind of what I do all the time.
Boy George Culture Club -
I have always been attracted to the bleaker aspects of life. I love drama.
Marianne Faithfull