Christopher Morley Quotes
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
Quotes to Explore
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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My son's a West Point cadet.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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I don't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.
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Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
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I meet everybody. If somebody invites me to their house and they got a drum set close, I'm going to play, man. Let's jam. I don't care. Get in where you fit in and enjoy the experience.
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
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The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.
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To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
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Too pop for punk, too 'old school' for the New Wave, Mumps were a '70s era New York rock band, out of time.
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My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.
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Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.
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I was thinking Claire Danes [wardrobe I was obsessed with], since you said My So-Called Life, but that is a little grungy for me.
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I really felt like 'Chandelier' was a big pop song. But we weren't sure what would happen if I wasn't willing to show my face and do promo and go on tour and do the traditional kind of pop strategy. So I had no expectations.
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For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That's better for me.
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We've got one life and the older we get the more we come to realize how short it is.
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Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
