John Buchanan Robinson Quotes
The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.John Buchanan Robinson
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That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
Forest Whitaker -
I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
Rachele Brooke Smith -
Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
Zooey Deschanel -
Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
Barbara Jordan -
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
Pat Riley
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
Tahl Raz -
I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
Natalie Zea -
Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
Ted Shackelford -
The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
W. E. B. Du Bois -
I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
Hannah Cowley -
I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'
Taylor Swift
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
Tacitus -
I like to race, not to do laps alone.
Fernando Alonso -
Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
Dana Spiotta -
As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American space program.
Randy Forbes -
First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There was about 1500 screaming kids.
Mac Davis -
It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our own boundaries something that amounts to race imperialism.
Wendell Willkie
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I really love New York, but I have to say, the humidity during the summer is a nightmare for a cartoonist. Not only am I sweating in my studio, my bristol board is curling up, the drafting tape is peeling off the board, my Rapidograph pens bleed the minute I put them to paper... it's a disaster.
Adrian Tomine -
I guess the contortionists are cool right, very impressive, they're doing stuff we can't do. But for me, once you see the gay guy bend over and fuck himself, I'm done!
Kathy Griffin -
When I was young, I originally wanted to be a radio on-air personality. Once I realized I may not be fit for that - I was infatuated with hip-hop - that I still wanted to be a part and give back the community, so I decided to carve my own path and make my own lane.
Karen Civil -
People with highly transferable skills may be specialists in certain areas, but they're also incredible generalists - something businesses that want to grow need.
Leah Busque -
But if a stranger in the train asks me my occupation, I never answer "writer" for fear that he may go on to ask me what I write, and to answer "poetry" would embarrass us both, for we both know that nobody can earn a living simply by writing poetry.
W. H. Auden -
The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.
John Buchanan Robinson