Van Wyck Brooks Quotes
Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.Van Wyck Brooks
Quotes to Explore
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
Owen Feltham -
The signs of climate change are visible across the nation, from the drought-stricken fields of Central California to the flooded streets of Michigan. Extreme weather is turning people's lives upside down and costing communities millions of dollars in damaged infrastructure and added health care costs.
Frances Beinecke -
But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
Gary Oldman -
I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
Yoko Ono -
I'm a wuss - a complete wuss!
Wayne Knight -
People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.
Rand Paul
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
Laila Ali -
Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
Nat King Cole -
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
Warren Buffett -
I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as much a political statement as a Rolls Royce radiator grille, one enshrining a machine aesthetic driven by a populist optimism, the other enshrining a hierarchical and exclusive social order.
J. G. Ballard -
I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
Sam Heughan -
I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
Eddie Marsan
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Ironically, I find it harder to get a foothold in Australia than I do in the U.S. When I was in Australia, I struggled. It can be a bit of a closed shop; it can be hard for a newcomer to break in, whereas in the U.S., it has much more of an open-door policy, and they will give anyone a shot.
Tanc Sade -
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
Randy Newman -
For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
Quentin Crisp -
Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.
Fiona Apple -
'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
A. J. Cook -
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
Jack Canfield
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Wherever there's money, there's drugs, so to say drugs don't exist in the NBA would be stupid.
Dennis Rodman -
A lot of my work concerns a crisis of agency - what can we do?
Natalie Jeremijenko -
I passionately support Hillary Clinton for president because she has devoted her life to public service and has been willing to learn and change along the way by listening to the people she serves.
Constance Wu -
Our politicians are stupid. And the Mexican government is much smarter, much sharper, much more cunning. And they send the bad ones over because they don't want to pay for them. They don't want to take care of them. Why should they when the stupid leaders of the United States will do it for them?
Donald Trump -
There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
Aaron Johnson -
Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.
Van Wyck Brooks