Dawn Powell Quotes
Yet better for one of my nature to have it that way than to have life a peaceful, placid flow of quiet contentment. I must have days of rushing excitement.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I have observed, through many years of living in north Brooklyn, that people, for example an ostensible group of friends, can be dangerous to one another.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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There's no regrets for me.
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And my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had.
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But now that I'm cartooning full-time, I'm more of an observer. I'm talking to people who are experiencing these things. But it's not like being in the trenches.
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The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.
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You don't know where life takes you.
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I try to start every day with some sort of vegetable and fruit juice before I eat any kind of solid food. Because that really jump starts your body and digestive system with the high content of micronutrients that your body needs.
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I always knew who I was, and I always ran from my true purpose... I know what my job is. And I always ran from it.
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The only way to do everything in your life is to find awesome people to lean on so you can focus your time.
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All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.
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One of the dilemmas of architecture in general is that there is a Catch-22 - you can't actually get to be commissioned to do certain types of building until you've already built that type of building. So it seems to be incredibly hard to get going.
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Yet better for one of my nature to have it that way than to have life a peaceful, placid flow of quiet contentment. I must have days of rushing excitement.
