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You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend… — Unknown Author
I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the… — Unknown Author
At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. On the cranky left, that is very annoying; I can… — Unknown Author
Particularly conservative Christians, I was very angry that they were not involved more in the AIDS emergency. — Unknown Author
Hanging out with politicians and corporations is very unhip work. But I think that the U2 audience have turned out to be incredibly subtle in… — Unknown Author
I have learned to interface - what I think would be the contemporary term - with various different lexicons, and people speak very different languages.… — Unknown Author
One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at.… — Edward de Bono
To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field. — Edward de Bono
There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't… — Edward de Bono
I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role. — Edward de Bono
Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity. — Edward de Bono
Radio in England is nonexistent. It's very bad English use of a media system, typically English use. — David Bowie
As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do. — Russell Brand
I deliver very traditionally, and people aren't threatened. I think if I cursed or seemed wilder, I couldn't get away with the amount of very… — Elayne Boosler
We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to… — Alain de Botton
My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane. — Alain de Botton
It's very hard to respect people on holiday - everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity - but when you… — Alain de Botton
I do my very best to avoid shark fin. — Anthony Bourdain
I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advocate for the… — Anthony Bourdain
As I see it, fast food outfits have targeted small children with their advertising in a very effective way. You know, it's clowns and kid's… — Anthony Bourdain
I try to very hard to avoid a situation where I would be eating cat or dog; I've managed to gracefully avoid that. It's hypocritical… — Anthony Bourdain
I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never, ever supposed to… — Anthony Bourdain
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or… — Anthony Bourdain
Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my childhood fantasies of… — Anthony Bourdain
I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really… — Christina Aguilera

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