Tom Stoppard Quotes

The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.

Tom Stoppard

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Twentieth century man must boldly reach out... And purposefully strive to discover the hidden secrets of our universe.

John Young

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Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed.

John Piper

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I love chocolate. Black chocolate with marshmallow inside, caramel inside. If I could only have two foods, I'd take some fantastic chocolate. And some terrible chocolate. I love the Clark Bar.

Sonia Rykiel

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I went to a hypnotist to learn how not to use drinking a pint before you go on as a way of giving you the confidence to just fly at it, irrespective of the fear. That's not a long-term strategy, when you do as many gigs as I do.

Stewart Lee

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You have to remember what's most important in life. I am loved by so many people and have a wonderful job. I know I'm incredibly blessed. I am a completely lucky human being.

Troian Bellisario

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I think a villain who starts his morning looking in the mirror, wringing his hands, and going, 'How can I be evil today?' is not an interesting villain. An interesting villain is a person who you understand on some level, I think.

Michael McKean

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I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it's like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I'm like, No! I don't want to be on a reality show.

Judah Friedlander

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GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

Jazz Jennings

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We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

Christine Pelosi

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It has always been very difficult for writers to survive commercially in India because the market was so small. But that's not true at all any more. It's one of the world's fastest growing and most vibrant markets for books, especially in English.

Aravind Adiga

WorldSurviveSmallIndiaGrowing

And now, of course this is another thing I didn't count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I AmYouSellingNowCaliforniaSee

The regular guy still relates to him and Howard is a $500 million guy now who dates a model and drives about in a limo all day. But Howard still knows how to make a plumber laugh and those guys still have him on in the morning, because he is a real talent.

Artie Lange

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