James Lasdun Quotes

For a long period of history, you were what people said about you, and if your reputation was stained, you were in very serious trouble. People fought duels over this. Then it fades away historically.

James Lasdun

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What could be funnier than a fat person trying to run a marathon?

Jo Brand

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Since I became part of the zeitgeist, I've been called a sellout many times.

Joe Wurzelbacher

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People always want to know what I fed my kids. I gave them real food, not frozen pizza.

Maye Musk

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A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it's important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival.

Robert Gottlieb

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Life's picking up speed.

Jeff Bridges

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Siblings are often very opposite.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

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Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.

Robert Anton Wilson

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We've gotten so far away from our food source. It's been hijacked from us. But if you get soil, plant something in it and water it, you can feed yourself. It's that simple.

Ron Finley

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When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.

Misha Collins

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Technology has to be invented or adopted.

Jared Diamond

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I have always written. I was one of those kids who would always fill exercise books with girls and telepathic ponies.

Jojo Moyes

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Take some time to learn first aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works.

Bobby Sherman

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