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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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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It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.
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I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad.
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We’re dealing with the fact that we haven’t got any idea of what we’re doing. If we’re just looking for some arbitrary order, and we can choose among so many possibilities, then what’s the point in putting so much effort in collecting so much data? What do we gain from it, except the ability to impress people with some thick reports or to throw the company into another reorganization in order to hide from the fact that we don’t really understand what we’re doing? This avenue of first collecting data, getting familiar with the facts, seems to lead us nowhere. It’s nothing more than an exercise in futility. Come on, we need another way to attack the issue.
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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.
