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In a city where most of the wealth is controlled by a small few, certain things are overlooked, particularly when it comes to the assertion… — Ellen Kushner
I'm the Duke of Riverside. I build things here and pretty much keep the peace, and discourage certain behaviors. If you think all that has… — Ellen Kushner
From a distance, everyone will be able to read text, enlarged and limited to the desired subject, projected on an individual screen. In this way,… — Paul Otlet
There is not a single homely thing that, looked at from a certain angle, does not become fairy. — Hope Mirrlees
The hell of it is, I know the answer. The answer is that you never, ever, rely on another person for your peace of mind.… — Armistead Maupin
I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in white water; fruit mold, rice,… — Erik Satie
My experience with life is that it's very fragmented. In one place certain kinds of thing occur, and in another place a different kind of… — Jasper Johns
I think that when we're talking about youth violence, we're talking about kids who don't have opportunities, so they're engaged in a certain degree of… — Matt Gonzalez
Nature has a way of taking care of things. If you have a certain figure you'll go back to it. Breast feed and don't worry… — Eva Herzigova
A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled. — Thomas Hood
There are three ways to spoil a public man: women, gambling, and listening to experts. The first is the pleasantest, the second is the fastest,… — Georges Pompidou
I don't like vampire movies or zombie movies. I went to see 'I Am Legend' with an ex-girlfriend the other day, and I immediately realised… — Michel Gondry
Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle… — Ambrose Bierce
Nothing is certain in London but expense. — William Shenstone
When you draw a nude, sketch the whole figure and nicely fit the members to it and to each other. Even though you may only… — Leonardo da Vinci
To abstract is to draw out the essence of a matter. To abstract in art is to separate certain fundamentals from irrelevant material which surrounds… — Ben Shahn
A conscious decision to eliminate certain details and include selective bits of personal experiences or perceptual nuances, gives the painting more of a multi-dimension than… — Wayne Thiebaud
You need space to try things and create. It takes a long time to recalibrate if you let people pull at you all the time.… — Pete Cashmore
Most people are searching for a path to success that is both easy and certain. Most paths are neither. — Seth Godin
Christmas has a certain universal appeal that gives it meaning well beyond a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but Christians have a special… — Michael Josephson

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