James Goldsmith Quotes
Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it only as a debt, which nothing but our merit could extort.
Quotes to Explore
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I think, doing a first film, at some point you get halfway through, and you wonder, 'Is this is good enough to define who I am for the coming decade?'
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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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Silence is my dignity.
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I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
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The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.
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In the Foo Fighters, my main job is to be the drummer, and that's enough.
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Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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If you don't have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don't overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.
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There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.
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I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.
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Some praise me because I am a colored girl, and I don't want that kind of praise. I had rather you would point out my defects, for that will teach me something.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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When I was 13, I looked like I could play 16, and I wasn't mature enough to play 16.
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I'm just worried that there's enough beer on the bus. That's the top priority at all times.
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Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.
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Ultimately, if we can develop enough players, the balance of foreign players isn't great, but that's because we're not producing enough players.
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If brands can find a voice that matches them, and the artist embraces it, they can find a way that would serve them that doesn't feel like a sellout to the artists and has dramatic impact for the brand.
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Sometimes in our relationship to another human being the proper balance of friendship is restored when we put a few grains of impropriety onto our own side of the scale.
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I do not honestly know what is really happening in Libya at the moment but it must be very hard for Gaddafi and his family.
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Bahaism gives you a pluralistic view, and a lot of aspects of Hinduism give you a moral framework with no accountability other than the karmic system. There's no linear movement or point of accountability toward God.
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Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it only as a debt, which nothing but our merit could extort.
