Andrea Barrett Quotes

The cure until the late 1940s, when there was an antibiotic discovered for tuberculosis, was basically rest. It was fresh, cold air, lots of food - five meals a day, lots of sleep, not very much talking, and for some people, complete stillness.

Andrea Barrett

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I had a liver transplant, then I had a pacemaker put in, then I had a new knee put it, then I had a heart valve put in. I'm almost brand new. I have a lot of new parts.

Jim Nabors

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Does Martin Luther King really want his birthday commercialized?

Jidenna

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Don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic.

Robert Rodriguez

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Because, you know, it's never a hard work when you enjoy yourself. Look, I've been here since 57 years, and I don't have to explain why I've stayed so long. I always enjoyed it.

John Hench

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We've become a little spoiled with menswear in particular because, of course, we've come off a period in the '70s and '80s when Armani, which is very soft, dominated menswear. And we've become obsessed with comfort. I actually don't like that.

Tom Ford

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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.

Roald Dahl

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It is clear a Palestinian state is needed.

Martti Ahtisaari

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God is looking for clean hands and a pure heart.

Monica Johnson

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London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there.

Miranda Richardson

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The holy grail would be to turn a knob, and out comes the nanotube of the right diameter and chirality.

Mildred Dresselhaus

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We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.

Jose Rizal

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In the Netherlands - where I come from - you actually never see a pig, which is really strange, because, in a population of 16 million people, we have 12 million pigs. And well, of course, the Dutch can't eat all these pigs. They eat about one-third, and the rest is exported to all kinds of countries in Europe and the rest of the world.

Christien Meindertsma

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