Francis Spufford Quotes

Belief demands that you dispense with illusion after illusion, while contemporary common sense requires continual, fluffy pretending - pretending that might as well be systematic, it's so thoroughly incentivised by our culture.

Francis Spufford

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My grandfather died under house arrest.

Joe Garcia

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We already know that kids who get put in front of TVs instead of interacting, this is not good in all kinds of ways. And it's just not good for their cognitive - it's not good for their social development - I mean, that is incredible that kids in kindergarten... We should be moving away from screens at all levels of education, not moving into them.

Jill Stein

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If it was up to me, every show would start at midnight, and I'd give people the best of me.

Jeremih

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I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.

Melanie Lynskey

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Any time I hear 'border adjustment,' I don't love it. Because usually it means we're going to get adjusted into a bad deal.

Steve Mnuchin

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I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together.

Roger Daltrey

TogetherIdeasBandWantedWere

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better.

Lucy Walker

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Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.

Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant surgery, which is really scary. But I'm all for, if something's bothering you, fix it. At least talk to somebody to see what it would take to fix it, and see if that's for you or not.

Christie Brinkley

Little ThingsThinkYouTalkFix

Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent underage drinking and alcohol abuse.

Sherwood Boehlert

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Most of the auditions I went on, I passed up the projects because I just wasn't interested. When I read A Knight's Tale, that was that. I knew I wanted to do this movie.

Shannyn Sossamon

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The idea that so many kids eat rubbish and sit on computers all day long appals me and getting them into sport is a major way of getting them off computers and leading healthier lives.

Kirsty Gallacher

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