Mary Astell Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I've lost fights before where I'm landing more punches and I'm moving away from the guy. So, the way that they score things at the end doesn't seem very consistent to me.
-
Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
-
I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
-
I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
-
Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
-
It's an honor to live on a legacy, getting to do what we love to do and try to be the best musicians that we can possibly be.
-
The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
-
Peruvian food is so simple yet amazingly flavored with their traditional spices.
-
When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
-
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
-
My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
-
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
-
If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
-
Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
-
Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
-
I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me!
-
Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.
-
Everybody has a story... and a scream.
-
Straightway is a power word. Straightway is an action word. It means immediately, without delay or hesitation. It means at once. Also, it is associated with having no curve or turn-a straight course, track, or path. Procrastination would be the very opposite of straightway. To procrastinate is to put off intentionally and habitually something that should be done. Procrastination is unproductive delay.
-
Pleasant, a steed with a thick mane in a tangle; Also pleasant, crackling fuel. Pleasant, desire, and silver fringes; Also pleasant, the conjugal ring.
-
Who you are should not be defined by your achievements.
-
I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad. When things are going bad, it's easy to pray and ask God to help you out, but it's also important to pray when things are going well and show your appreciation.
-
The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator.
