Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
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The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
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Money is finite; it's limited by a number and what you can buy with it. Power has no limits if you're willing to go far enough in order to get as much of it as you can.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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I guess I crave stability.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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I've taught myself how to use good, fresh ingredients and to prepare them as simply as possible by cooking only to enhance their intrinsic flavors.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking.
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Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach.
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I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.
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I think what we need, especially in publishing, is more commissioning editors and editors who are people of colour.
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More than fantasy or even science fiction, Ray Bradbury wrote horror, and like so many great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way.
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Objection to scientific knowledge: this world doesn't deserve to be known.
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Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live.
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I just think he's a very determined player and dedicated to what he's doing. He's doing a lot of letting things develop on their own.
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You'll live. Only the best get killed.
