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.
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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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It's my job to be better than the rest, and that's enough reason to go for me. It's my job to be better than the rest, and that makes the day for me.
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Science is advanced by proposing and testing hypothesis, not by declaring questions unsolvable.
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I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'
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Rossi was the first to describe another system working with valves in parallel; it has the advantage that it can easily be extended to coincidences between more than two events, and is therefore predominantly used today.
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What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants the friend of sun and sky; He plants the flag of breezes free; The shaft of beauty, towering high, he plants a home to heaven anigh. For song and mother-croon of bird, in hushed and happy twilight heard - The treble of heaven's harmony. These things he plants who plants a tree.
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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.
