Jacques Barzun Quotes
Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.
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Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
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Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform.
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This is one hell of a business I picked to be in.
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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When men or women make their work their top priority and become hostile to the normal, natural needs of their children and spouse - obviously, something is wrong.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.
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I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
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I've never told anyone this before, but I'm an obsessive-compulsive. I go back to my hotel room every evening and put the coat hangers back in order and open my bag and rearrange it. It takes a lot of my time, but if I don't do it I can't sleep.
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Offer your customers a long-term relationship, then do everything possible to build and maintain it.
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I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian religion.
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I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely to be accurate in the details, or the paraphernalia and style. It's in the spirit of it.
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The majority of small-holder farmers in Africa are women and, in urban areas, you're primarily looking at women-led households. So we can't solve hunger if we don't have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it's through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves.
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Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.
