Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
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I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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I'm always singing and dancing and getting up in people's faces.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana, in my eighth year... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up... Of course when I came of age, I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher... but that was all.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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Marriage isn't something you agree to do one day, and if things don't go right, then it's over.
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I have no regrets. I've got my health.
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I do think from time to time that conceptual questions arise: What do we mean by equilibrium? What do we mean by this concept and that concept?
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The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
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There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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I always have a backpack. I was a poet, so it reminds me of being a backpack poet.
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If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
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I was definitely a late bloomer.
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I was a child actor but not a child star.
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If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, "I want this much, and no less, but I'll show up to camp on time." It doesn't seem that hard to me.
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Well, one thing, you got to stand in a courtroom and listen to a judge sentencing you to 25 years in prison before you realize that freedom of expression can no longer be taken for granted.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
