Stephen Gardiner Quotes

In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside of a roof; it acts as a screen, and the Chinese were able to use it as they wished.

Stephen Gardiner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 25, 1924 - February 15, 2007

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Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful.

Jesse Ventura

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Plot is to literature what individual holes are to miniature golf.

Stanley Elkin

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Writers and musicians are very similar in that the chances of making a life in either field are so infinitesimal. And once you're in, the chances of staying viable are difficult. But there is something incredibly different about performing in front of a live audience, as opposed to sitting at your desk typing.

Stacey D'Erasmo

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When we were in school, we were told that Stalin was a madman who got control of Europe, which teaches you nothing.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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As I start to think about what I want to do next, there are eight or nine networks I would be thrilled to work with. I remember developing at FX and the executives there telling me, 'We don't want to do shows that 20 million people kind of like; we want to do the show that 2 million people really like.' That's such a refreshing thing to hear.

Rob Thomas

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Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

Michael Pitt

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I needed football - it was just something to do, an excuse to not be at home.

Michael Sam

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Well, I love Pink Floyd, so I wouldn't be offended by it. I only intentionally robbed them three or four times.

Josh Silver

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The Lord has promised great rewards for those who reach out to strengthen their brothers and sisters.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Under the rule of law, if the government wants to prevent firms from outsourcing and offshoring, it enacts legislation and adopts regulations to create the appropriate incentives and discourage undesirable behaviour. It does not bully or threaten particular firms or portray traumatised refugees as a security threat.

Joseph Stiglitz

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We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Douglas Coupland

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Most people wouldn't guess, but I'm really into painting: acrylics and sometimes oils.

Chris Zylka

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