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Now comes the reign of iron.
The investigations which have seemingly been the most purely abstract have often formed the foundation of the most important changes or improvements in the conditions of human life.
We worked lightly even in the heaviest parts. — © Ingrid Thulin
We worked lightly even in the heaviest parts.
Now, finally has the elevator arrived. The stairs was about to become a personal inferno.
I want to know what changed in fully modern humans, compared with Neanderthals, that made a difference. What made it possible for us to build up these enormous societies, and spread around the globe, and develop the technology that I think no one can doubt is unique to humans.
It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around.
Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
Whenever I get a chance to perform for the troops, that makes me feel that I'm really doing something. That's what I want.
In general, in any kind of stepparent relationship, I'm happy that there's somebody else loving my children.
President Donald Trump's decision to ban American aid to all organisations that in any way advocate women's right to abortions is very unfortunate. All experience shows that this kind of decision does not reduce the number of abortions; rather, it forces girls and women to revert to life-threatening procedures.
It's amazing, coconut oil. I use it as a moisturizer. I put it in my hair when I want a kind of greasy look. I take off my makeup with it. I put a little bit in my coffee. I have coconut oil with everything.
I won't stay in Al Ain. I'm looking and listening for other options.
Midwives not only save lives. They are also actors of social change.
The belief in something bigger and supernatural is not the same thing as linear religion.
You don't need money to be free. You can just say if you don't need stuff, you're always free. — © Malik Bendjelloul
You don't need money to be free. You can just say if you don't need stuff, you're always free.
I don't think there is anything wrong with learning from people who are better than you.
There are guys out there faster than me.
I've done a lot of practical anthropology, living in villages with people and realizing how difficult it is to get out of poverty. When in poverty, people use their skill to avoid hunger. They can't use it for progress.
I travel with a bunch of battery packs because I don't always have time to charge my phone at the hotel room when I'm traveling. I always change them, so I never run out of battery.
Fame is easy to acquire; impact is much more difficult.
The power of change that mobile technology unleashes is extraordinary.
The secret of a good marriage is don't ask too many questions.
You're going to see this 'Internet of things' start demanding network performance and making the networks much more aware of what is on top of them.
I always had a dream of coming here to play in the Premier League so, for me, it's a dream come true.
The angels taken collectively are called heaven, for they constitute heaven; and yet that which makes heaven in general and in particular is the Divine that goes forth from the Lord and flows into the angels and is received by them.
Anybody who comes to Stockholm in the summer for the first time and walks around the city at night must think that we're weird.
Even in Los Angeles, I stop the car and walk. People look at me and think I am lost or something, they stop and ask if they can help me.
The only thing we lack for even faster growth is more capital.
I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert.
In this artistic world, you might as well find a way to work with somebody that you have admiration for.
It's nothing sinister but my private life belongs to me.
Why can't people credit that he and all of us had a sense of humour?
My old songs used to take place in Gothenburg; then, when I lived in Melbourne, the songs just naturally took place more in Melbourne.
I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.
I'm a big pasta fan. I'm a big Italian food fan. Anything Italian - I love cheese, mozzarella. Mozzarella is my favorite, so I have to say anything Italian, I'll take it.
I think it's so much fun to work with people who you like and love and are close to.
My best friend in medical school was a magician. And we were shown an X-ray of a sword-swallower, and I tried it and failed. Then I got a sword-swallower as a patient, and he taught me.
The main motivation was to explore the empire's falling. I mean 'Duck City' is like an allegory for the Western Empire or the United States. And I was thinking what happens when it falls and declines like the Roman Empire.
Especially in Los Angeles you get attached to these projects and then they lie around and you wait and look for that moment in time when everything just works out - every movie that gets made here in LA is a little bit of a miracle.
I just love my privacy. — © Ann-Margret
I just love my privacy.
Globalisation makes it clear that social responsibility is required not only of governments, but of companies and individuals. All sources must interact in order to reach the MDGs.
I dream, therefore I exist.
For me, the human face is the most important subject of the cinema.
To the great majority of white Americans, the Negro problem has distinctly negative connotations. It suggests something difficult to settle and equally difficult to leave alone. It is embarrassing. It makes for moral uneasiness.
You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.
If you're being ignored, that's a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.
There were many films made for both cinema and television, and in general I don't connect them very much with our books. I have one favorite: 'The Man on the Roof' by director Bo Widerberg, which was based on 'The Abominable Man.'
Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.
I think, that it's sort of a dream, for many coaches to have a long contract with African countries. The problem in Africa, they do the qualifiers with some coaches, and when the World Cup comes, they change to have bigger names. And then, they recruit a coach for two, three months and when the World Cup finish, they send him back.
I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties. — © Stieg Larsson
I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties.
I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.
I've been watching Old Trafford games on TV but have never been to the stadium, so I think it's going to be a great feeling walking out there.
We need more extreme movies in Sweden. Personal projects that are necessarily made for a bigger audience. I think it creates a creative lock-up to have the audience as a goal.
I don't really see myself as famous.
It really comes down to fit. When it comes to a suit, for example, it's important that the shoulders fit you well; the length of the pants are important. That kind of shows me right away if you're into it or if you don't care. If they get the shoulders right, you know that they have some sort of interest in getting a good look.
I love improvising.
There are some problems that technology can't solve.
My band's motto is 'Yngwie or the highway.' Do you think Leonardo Da Vinci allowed someone who came later to add to his paintings? It's impossible. That's the whole issue. I'm not a typical rock n' roll guitarist nor a simple band member.
I think Formula One is extremely difficult, obviously, and it's the best drivers in the world so it's not easy to jump in and be on your top level immediately.
I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like.
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