Jeff Lindsay Quotes
I had been writing poems and stories since I learned to make letters. I had placed poems in a hardcover anthology at the age of 6. And I knew more big words than anyone else in the 10th grade.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe I could've gone in that direction. But it just so happened that while I was trying to make up my mind, I enrolled in art school, and there I began to develop my interest in music, parallel with my interest in the visual arts.
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It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realise that now.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it.
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I never believed I was the best fighter in the world.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before?
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Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.
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If a brutal scene is shown for no reason except to shock, then it is bad.
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Life without emotions is like an engine without fuel.
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The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
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I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.
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I had been writing poems and stories since I learned to make letters. I had placed poems in a hardcover anthology at the age of 6. And I knew more big words than anyone else in the 10th grade.
