Orison Swett Marden Quotes
We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do.
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Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.
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When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that - my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship - that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes of the Captivity were not exempt.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.
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I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
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Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light.
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I have to say, self-servingly, I downloaded my own comics. I downloaded 'Batman: Hush.'
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I think that everyone is saying all kinds of things about 'rich.' Not only am I rich from doing some of things I've been able to do, but I'm rich in spirit. I'm rich in health. I'm rich in every way possible.
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Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
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Besides infrastructure, there is a huge opportunity in housing and urbanisation of cities - not only building new ones, but also renewing the infrastructure of old cities to make them more livable. This provides tremendous scope for large investments to fuel growth.
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We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.
