Preston Sturges Quotes
When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie.
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Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I've been learning more recently, colorful customs.
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What is this thing called love? This funny thing called love? Just who can solve this mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?
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Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
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I love the idea of coming into a struggling franchise and seeing if I can help them win. First off, I hate to lose. At anything. Secondly, who doesn't want to be the guy to help turn something around?
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I'd be nothing without my wife. She's the coolest. She's the greatest. She is the smartest. She's the funniest. I love her so much. She's like the - it's like your best friend for the rest of your life.
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It's stupid to have a simple-minded view.
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My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot.
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Many counties in Maryland are above the average unemployment rate for both Maryland and the United States. We need representation in Congress who will make creating jobs the No. 1 priority so the people of Maryland can get back to work.
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For the amount of talent I had - and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke - I enjoyed a tremendous career.
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Snow, snow over the whole land across all boundaries. The candle burned on the table, the candle burned.
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Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.
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Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy.
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What makes things exciting in life is to overcome your challenges and get creative and think outside of the box.
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The central event of the twentieth century is the overthrow of matter. ...The powers of the mind are everywhere ascendant over the brute force of things.
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I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.
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Men of sound sense have Law for their god, but men without sense Pleasure.
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There's a ton of nerves for every fight I've been in; it doesn't matter if it was my debut.
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I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?
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We look for good on earth and cannot recognize it when met.
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I don't like to go into subways, because I always see them mice. They are like my naguales kindred animal spirits. They follow me. I have literally stepped off of a plane in Phoenix and gotten my bag and stepped out on the curb and they'll be a big desert rat walking right in front of me.
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Open this notebook every day and write down half a page at the very least. If you have nothing to write down, then at least, following Gogol’s advice, write down that today there’s nothing to write. Always write with attention and look on writing as a holiday.
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When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.
