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The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool…
— Raymond Chandler
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I have simplified my politics into an utter detestation of all existing governments; and, as it is the shortest and most agreeable and summary feeling…
— Lord Byron
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
— Harold Geneen
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Nothing like this has been attempted before. (...) It might be called a literary Porto Alegre. That implies a beginning, with much fierce argument and…
— Perry Anderson
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There are certain people who do not feel like they were raised by wolves, and they are the ones who make the world tick. They…
— Sheila Heti
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Doing a job badly and then getting someone in to sort it out can be much more expensive than getting someone in to do the…
— Sarah Beeny
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You don't always have to go so far as to murder your darlings – those turns of phrase or images of which you felt extra…
— Diana Athill
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You take a sound, any sound, record it and then change it's nature by a multiplicity of operations. You record it at different speeds; you…
— Unknown Author
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God often has to untangle some things in you to help you see Him. Even if this process takes months, it's not because he is waiting…
— Wayne Jacobsen
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The idea that there will be something spiritual or subtle, some sort of consciousness that can escape the collapse of the body and brain, is…
— Stephen Batchelor
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With Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward has written the best sort of novel-a beautiful, important book that's both unflinching and tender, heartbreaking and triumphant. A…
— Skip Horack
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Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.
— Leonardo DiCaprio
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If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don’t know if I would be the algorithm. I’m not a supermodel. That’s not what…
— Lady Gaga
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I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big…
— Rooney Mara
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If there is a sort of national American emotion I would call it optimism. If there is an English one I would call it embarrassment…
— Stephen Fry
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Maybe everyone is a little too reassuring that things are going to be OK to college graduates. It gives them a false sort of security.
— Peter Dinklage
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Whenever I was with a woman, I always sort of want another one. So there was always another one. I can't explain this
— Klaus Kinski
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I sort of ended up in Los Angeles by accident. And it was sort of terrible to be jostled into this position of a fame-hungry…
— Kate Beckinsale
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By showing that you don't have to lose yourself, maybe someone else will feel some sort of comfort.
— Lea Michele
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In life, when you are faced with an unfortunate circumstance, there’s no book, there’s no guide, there’s no right answer on how to get to…
— Lea Michele
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No matter what, I will always prefer a live performance. Whether it be a play or a musical, or playing music live. As long as…
— Darren Criss
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The nerds are my favourite sort of boys - any guy with a passion - whether it be physics or film or writing or poetry…
— Teresa Palmer
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I wanted to be a vet when I was little, so it never really dawned on me that acting was my career, it sort of…
— Jenna Ushkowitz
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I'm a geek who loves fashion. There's been a reinvention of the word geek. It means being passionate about anything that's under the radar or…
— Kristen Bell
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Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasnt in the script. It was something that I came up with.
— Famke Janssen
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