Quotes 1201 till 1220 of 1776.
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The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
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The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.
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The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
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The discovery of poverty at the beginning of the 1960s was something like the discovery of America almost 500 years earlier. In the case of these exotic terrains, plenty of people were on the site before the discoverers ever arrived.
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The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.
Source: Motherland (2012) -
The Englishman can get along with sex quite perfectly so long as he can pretend that it isn't sex but something else.
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The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.
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The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.
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The fact that someone says something doesn't mean it's true. Doesn't mean they're lying, but it doesn't mean it's true.
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The first day back to school, you never want to wear your best outfit. You're setting the bar too high for yourself! Then the rest of the school year, you'll feel so much pressure! Wear something cute, but save your best outfit for a day when no one expects it.
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The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.
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The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it.
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The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest.
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The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
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The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.
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The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.
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The fundamental aspect of video is not the image, even though you can stand in amazement at what can be done electronically, how images can be manipulated and the really extraordinary creative possibilities. For me the essential basis of video is the movement - something that exists at the moment and changes in the next moment.
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The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
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The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
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