James Boswell Quotes
Nay, Sir, it was not the WINE that made your head ache, but the SENSE that I put into it' 'What, Sir! will sense make the head ache?' 'Yes, Sir, (with a smile,) when it is not used to it.
Quotes to Explore
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I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
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Why not mix this and that? If soy goes well with fish, how come no one does beef carpaccio with soy? Why do we have such a taste and not another? It's all about culture. There is something, however, that I really don't like: bell peppers.
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Let your emotions come out. If your behavior is flat, your game will be flat, too.
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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China's government is so strong on investment, so strong on exporting, but they're too weak on domestic consumption.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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Disney's Tomorrowland is deeply, thoroughly, almost furiously unimaginative.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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Guns are beautiful. But I don't like what they do.
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A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.
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I didn't act in school. I didn't study acting, either. I learned everything when I got to New York.
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I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.
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After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family.
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
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Stay externally focused - on your customers - and focus internally when you have to hire.
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Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
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What do I like in a girl? I like a girl that likes me, a girl that knows how to smile and see the bright side of things. A girl that makes me a better person.
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I do think taking the 20s to take the most chances you can is important, because you're not going to hurt anyone else during that time. And if you do have a partner, you need a couple years to rehearse that relationship.
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I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts.
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Nay, Sir, it was not the WINE that made your head ache, but the SENSE that I put into it' 'What, Sir! will sense make the head ache?' 'Yes, Sir, (with a smile,) when it is not used to it.
