James Branch Cabell Quotes
Whatever pretended pessimists in search of notoriety may say, most people are naturally kind, at heart.
Quotes to Explore
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.
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I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.
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You take so much on as a therapist: you just sit there and listen to people talk with you, and you're trying to help people, and it can be draining.
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Sure, just like there are bad lawyers, bad doctors and bad politicians, there are people who aren't cut out to be teachers. But by and large, the people who are called to be teachers are passionate about the profession.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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Perhaps gaining power doesn't cause people to act like takers. It simply creates the opportunity for people who think like takers to express themselves.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
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The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
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The only important thing about design is how it relates to people.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.
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I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people.
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People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he's like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy.
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India profoundly changed my outlook on life because you see how people can be content and very happy with little or even no possessions. It's the reverse of the West.
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Television is a populous, derivative, democratic medium.
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People tend to think they know you when you come into their televisions every week. They think you are different than who you are. Don't believe everything you hear.
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When you hate people, it not only makes you hate that person, it gives that vibe off for everything around you. I really do believe that.
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We need to question technology to insure that markets continue to perform their fundamental purposes.
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For me, yoga is like a moving meditation, and I do believe in a mind-body connection.
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Whatever pretended pessimists in search of notoriety may say, most people are naturally kind, at heart.
