W. C. Fields Quotes
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
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The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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I grew up in a house full of books, and we belonged to the Country Lending Service - each month the State Library would send us a parcel of books by train.
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It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain vis-a-vis a work of art.
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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.
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Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
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Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.
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I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done while sitting in coffee-stained pajamas in front of a computer rather than prowling around a huge stage in sweaty leather pants, so I have to get my kicks vicariously.
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Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae.
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Even if you're only wearing trainers and a vest, eyeliner will instantly transform you. People always look put-together when their make-up's on and their eyes are popping - just ask Amy Winehouse!
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Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.
