Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct-never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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I think there's a difference when you make fun of yourself and your own behavior, and when you dishonor or disrespect Christ. If you're making a mockery of Christ is one thing. But if you're just joking about human foibles and weaknesses, I think that's perfectly acceptable.
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I've still got that little freedom part of me that wants to have a car that looks really sexy.
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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Every book has to start with a first chapter, and I think that 'Middle of Nowhere,' 'Mmmbop' and 'Where Is the Love' are good places to start for us. I don't think it's a bad place.
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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I always try to be true to who I am and just be myself.
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I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I want to share that with the people close to me.
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If there's a good review, I'll skip over the headline, but I always find the bad reviews and read those. I don't know why. It's a little sick and demented.
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I'm always writing. A friend of mine once said, 'You avoid re-writing by writing.' Which is kind of a good point, because re-writing seems to be mostly about craft, and writing is just, like, getting out your passion on a piece of paper.
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I can use most of the tools that every American teenager can master. Maybe not all of them.
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Please write music like Wagner, only louder.
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I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
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I did 'Formula 51' because I got to run around Liverpool in a kilt, with golf clubs.
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No matter how irrelevant social class now is, even the most eager egalitarian must be quietly proud that the posh English rose is still an industry standard for peerlessly sophisticated beauty.
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You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.
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I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.
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I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good.
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Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct-never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.
