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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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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You alone are enough.
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But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.
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Alphabet Juice is the book Roy Blount was born to write, which considering his prodigious talent, is saying a lot. Did you know that the word LAUGH is linguistically related to chickens and pie? This is the book that any of us who urgently, passionately love words-to read them, roll them over the tongue and learn their life stories while laughing and eating chicken and pie-were lucky enough to be born to read.
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Nothing is taboo if you have an angle on it.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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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.
