James Boswell Quotes
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
Quotes to Explore
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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If you love attention and have a pretty decent voice, that's a pretty good combination.
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Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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Anyone who says there isn't pressure to look good as an actor in L.A. is lying.
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We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.
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So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or do I want to do good work?
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I try to do things that make me feel good. I go to yoga classes, drink a lot of water, eat healthily and keep things like alcohol and coffee to weekends. I don't overdo anything.
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I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad.
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One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I've seen it three times, is Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace.' Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.
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One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.
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A family may be ruined by extravagance, but it is not always through ruin that the representatives in a family are to be found in humble or comparatively humble circumstances, but that the junior members of a gentle family went into trade.
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Hardcore fans have a vision in their head, and if they look at your cosplay of it, you may not fit their vision.
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While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.
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A book cannot apologize for what people may think it should be. It has to be authoritative. That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.
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Coney Island is and always will be 'the people's playground.' It's a place where people of all backgrounds come to have a good time.
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Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
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I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political.
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So many girls only care about guys and looking good all the time.
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The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.
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I've often said it: that it is seen to be a place of energy, of excitement, of enthusiasm. That there's something about Ireland.
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Competition for places can only benefit you. If you know you've got that much competition, then you're just going to have to work that extra bit harder so you can catch the gaffer's eye.
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First, forgive. Second, forget by choosing not to dwell on that which is forgiven and in the past. We have no right to keep in front of us what God has put behind Him.
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For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
