Jerome K. Jerome Quotes

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

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• In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.

  

  Tahar Rahim
  • People
  • Everyone
  • Immigrants

• What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Political
  • Politics
  • Equal

• I'm happy that all my films are different from one another.

  

  Kajal Aggarwal
  • Different
  • Happy
  • Another

• It's so important to get your skin to look even, whether it's with a MAC Cosmetics glow, a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, or even just a solid foundation. Start off with a good prep and a good primer.

  

  Kat Graham
  • Good
  • Important
  • Start

• I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.

  

  Paloma Faith
  • Good
  • Like
  • Dark

• I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?

  

  Padma Lakshmi
  • American
  • Friend
  • Best

• I put on whatever is comfortable on me. Suit, jeans and tee as long as it's comfortable. It doesn't matter what brand. If it looks good I buy it.

  

  Lance Gross
  • Good
  • Long
  • Brand

• Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.

  

  Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • Money
  • Government
  • Numbers

• The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.

  

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • Job
  • Best
  • Philosophy

• When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.

  

  Yiannis Chryssomallis
  • Music
  • Culture
  • Environment

• We grew up listening to music like that: we grew up on the snap music, grew up off the trap music, grew up on all the South sound.

  

  Quavo Migos
  • Up
  • Music
  • Listening

• You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.

  

  Venus Williams
  • You
  • Learn
  • Mistakes

• What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.

  

  Ida B. Wells
  • Small
  • Party
  • Woman

• The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.

  

  Yotam Ottolenghi
  • Power
  • Focus
  • Serious

• Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

  

  Samuel Daniel
  • Words
  • Light
  • Speak

• It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.

  

  Vince Vaughn
  • Soul
  • Think
  • Funny

• Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.

  

  Ferdinand Lassalle
  • War
  • Popular
  • See

• I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
  • Mind
  • Interesting
  • Open Mind

• I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'

  

  Natasha Little
  • Work
  • Done
  • Pretty

• Happiness does not fall out of the blue and dreams will not come true by themselves. We need to be down-to-earth and work hard. We should uphold the idea that working hard is the most honorable, noblest, greatest and most beautiful virtue.

  

  Xi Jinping
  • Work
  • True
  • Beautiful

• Impostor syndrome, or feeling like a fraud at work, at home, or anywhere else in your life, will probably affect you at some point.

  

  Caroline Ghosn
  • Life
  • Work
  • Home

• There are many things I want to do, so many people I want to work with, so many different opportunities out there as an actor.

  

  Alex O'Loughlin
  • People
  • Work
  • Different

• When there is a situation where one does not see demand for a year or two, then capex is suspended. It will reverse only when the situation improves.

  

  Jamshyd Godrej

• It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

  

  Jerome K. Jerome
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