Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story. ~Ian Somerhalder
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I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling. ~Sebastian Bach
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. ~Aaron Burr
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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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I got into real estate very much by accident. ~Jeff Greene
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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As far as I'm concerned, I did'nt dream; ever. ~Theodore Sturgeon
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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