John Aubrey Quotes
Dr. Kettle was wont to say that Seneca writes as a Boare does pisse, scilicet by jirkes.
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The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there's also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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Inauguration Day is like two ships passing in the night: the new staff moving in while the other walks out, taking one final look at the White House lawn as they leave with their cardboard box of possessions.
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As things go digital, the notion of new editions will go away. A publisher can add video and assessment content at scale, make the change in 30 seconds and it's just a software update.
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I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.
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I'm like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road.
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I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America.
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As an HR Manager, you don't have to build a top-down perks program. You decide how much you want to invest in your employees, and then you give your employees the control to build a custom perk package for themselves.
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One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.
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You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.
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Perchance the chemist is already damned and the guardian the blackest.
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See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?
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I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs.
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There's something very particular about the kind of rage you feel when you're alone in a practice room by yourself, unable to master a simple thing like a rudiment.
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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.
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I went through so many phases because I moved schools a lot. I grew up primarily in Connecticut, but also here in L.A. for five years.
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Fame allows you a lot of opportunities to experience new things and connect with people. But on the other hand, people's perceptions of you can limit the scope of your relationships with them. You walk both lines.
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Those who think all religions are the same look at the wrappings instead of the content.
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We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic.
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Our artillery... The Germans feared it almost more than anything we had.
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I imagine the life of an atheistic praying mantis to be rather torturous.
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I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.
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Dr. Kettle was wont to say that Seneca writes as a Boare does pisse, scilicet by jirkes.
