Versions Quotes - Page 39

• You need someone who is going to help you make that better version of yourself.

  Ashley Greene

  Needs, Helping

  "Ashley Greene Dating Liam Hemsworth’s Best Friend Paul Khoury, Not Engaged". Manhattan Magazine Interview, www.usmagazine.com. September 30, 2013.

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• Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture.

  Brian Greene

  Law, Two, Environmental

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• After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up the Woodstock soundtrack. Listening to his version of 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Purple Haze.' My brother played acoustic guitar and, idolising him, I thought, 'I'm going to get a guitar.'

  Kirk Hammett

  Brother, Stars, Air Guitar

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• As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Average, Play, Actors

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• I truly believe that when you've found the one you're searching for, you become a better version of yourself. You're better for it.

  Hunter Hayes

  Believe, Found, Found The One

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• Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.

  Jim Henson

  Needs, Piggy

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• The thing about playing gods, whether you're playing Thor and Loki or Greco Roman gods or Indian gods or characters in any mythology, the reason that gods were invented was because they were basically larger versions of ourselves.

  Tom Hiddleston

  Character, Reason, Roman Gods

  Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.fandango.com. May 2, 2012.

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• I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day.

  Tom Hooper

  Block, Thinking, Self

  "Filmmaker Tom Hooper". "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. January 28, 2011.

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• And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history.

  David Icke

  People, Freedom Of Speech, Magazines

  David Icke (1996). “--and the Truth Shall Set You Free”, Truth Seeker Company Incorporated

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• Official history is merely a veil to hide the truth of what really happened. When the veil is lifted, again and again we see that not only is the official version not true, it is often 100% wrong.

  David Icke

  Veils, Again And Again, Happened

  David Icke (1998). “The Biggest Secret”, David Icke Books

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• When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.

  Walter Isaacson

  Kindness, Thinking, Trying

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• Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.

  Samuel L. Jackson

  Movie, Kissing, Long

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• Grunge is a hippied romantic version of punk.

  Marc Jacobs

  Punk, Grunge

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• Early versions of Microsoft Word left a lot to be desired. However, to the company's credit, it quickly learned where Word fell short, made the necessary changes, and repeatedly introduced new versions of the software.

  Naveen Jain

  Microsoft Word, Necessary Change, Credit

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  Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.

  Billy Joel

  Artist, Sea, Perception

  FaceBook post by Billy Joel from Jan 28, 2014

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• Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many places in the world where, as we've seen, they just won't do the job. The modern version of the Stirling engine has some very, very attractive characteristics, and we're trying to optimize it for some of those applications.

  Dean Kamen

  Jobs, Kings, Winning

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• I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.

  Elia Kazan

  Taken, Hard Times, Technique

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• I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra MacDonald are like Beyonce to them. I'm sure the a cappella world has their own version of that, and that exists in every geeky subculture.

  Anna Kendrick

  Stars, Thinking, Rocks

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• I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells.

  B. B. King

  Song, Night, Always On My Mind

  "B.B. King: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. 2005.

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• A drone is a high-tech version of an old army and a musket. It ought to be used in Somalia to hunt bad guys, but not in America. I don't want to see it hovering over anybody's home.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Home, Army, America

  "Debate over using drones to monitor American cities". "Special Report" with Bret Baier, www.foxnews.com. May 14, 2012.

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• I think you have to be careful with spices. Kids' palates can be very delicate, and they might not like things overspiced. In my cookbooks for kids, I do a milder version of my signature spice blend, Emeril's Essence, called Baby Bam, which has no cayenne pepper.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Baby, Kids, Thinking

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• The Faces do not, as some have recently alleged, play badly. They are more than competent, especially at creating a mid-Sixties Rolling Stones-styled groove, as their excellent version of 'Memphis' proves.

  Jon Landau

  Play, Creating, Rolling

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• If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I'd just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.

  Queen Latifah

  Baby, Years, Worry

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• The official version of Watergate is as wrong as a Flat Earth Society pamphlet.

  G. Gordon Liddy

  Earth, Flats, Watergate

  Interview with Johann Hari, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 13, 2008.

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• President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender, and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that.

  Mia Love

  Years, America, President

  "Convention speech highlights Mia Love’s GOP rise". Mia Love's speech during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, dailycaller.com. August 28, 2012.

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