David Niven Quotes
The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing off his shortcomings.
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.
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When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!
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Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me about artists' block, things I'm struggling with, or the music business. It's really important for artists to have a community. Sometimes you can feel quite isolated.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think.
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If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became a lifestyle rather than a recreation. When you start lying and stealing, you cannot con yourself you're in control any more.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.
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I'm out of my mind! Somebody told me that a long time ago. Some idiot! laughs … In a dream. I don't want to think about dreams now.
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There is no age barrier when it comes to Christlike service. … As we look beyond our differences in age, culture, and circumstance to nurture and serve one another, we will be filled with the pure love of Christ and the inspiration which leads us to know when and whom to serve.
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I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.
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You can do more, you can always do more.
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There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.
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The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing off his shortcomings.
