Demosthenes Quotes
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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It has an air about it of having strolled in from the street with a few tricks up its sleeve, and if everybody would relax, please, it would do its best to pass the time whimsically.
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For the longest time, my older brother told me he was teaching me self-defense, but now that I'm grown up, I realize he was just practicing his martial arts on me.
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Design can successfully bind the ancient nomadic cultures with today's global marketplace, ensuring the preservation of traditions and knowledge for further generations. This aspect of research is obviously rich in its business potential as well.
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I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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I've always been attracted to action stuff.
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Semiotics is really interested in the questions like, what keeps you watching something, what keeps you - you know, what keeps you listening to a story on the radio? Like, what keeps you turning the pages in a book? What's the pleasure of it that's moving you forward, that's pulling you in and grabbing you and pulling you forward?
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You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possible.
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Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note.
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Whom am I going to trust if I have to back again.
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Why play a chord when you can play one note?
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Recently I have noticed football banners representing other clubs, such as Derby and Leeds, appearing.
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The difference between Socrates and Jesus is that no one had ever been put to death in Socrates' name. And that is because Socrates' ideas were never made law. Law, in whatever name, protects privilege.
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The amateur has an infectious, contagious enthusiasm for golf and life.
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Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
