Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
Dan Feuerriegel -
I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
Yitzhak Rabin -
The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
Fedor Emelianenko -
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
Magic Johnson -
Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
Samuel Butler -
If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
Jack Ma
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My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
A. A. Milne -
I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
Hansika Motwani -
I like things simple.
Valentino Garavani -
I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
Nastassja Kinski -
One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
Jack Canfield -
I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
Gary Bettman
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
Randeep Hooda -
The best song is what resonates with that one person the most. It's why, if you ask a million people on the face of the Earth, they're all gonna have different favorite songs, their own best song ever, because that's the one that touched them the most.
Vince Staples -
Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
Cameron Diaz -
Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.
Owen Glendower -
I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
Jackie Chan -
I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
Abbas Kiarostami
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A lot of sport is being comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Becky Sauerbrunn -
If we can inspire a kid to pick up a guitar - and less and less kids are doing so these days - it'd be really cool because I know how it felt growing up and how special that was for me.
M. Shadows -
Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that pays tribute to the dead and also celebrates life. So I thought, what better of an idea to bring it in with PETA and let people know how we can respect the living and the dead. Going vegetarian could be an incredible option for people if they would just educate themselves.
Christian Serratos -
So many people around me would say they cared for the wrong reasons. A lot of people were pulling from me, taking from me and not giving.
Lindsay Lohan -
Enter with the torch in the stadium. 80,000 people screaming. I was waiting downstairs for the start for 10 hours; I was so tired with the torch. I give the torch to the combined ski cross country that they win gold in Lillehammer in 1994.
Alberto Tomba -
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield