John Donne Quotes

We understood Her by her sight; her pure, and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say, her body thought.

John Donne

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• There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.

  

  Naomi Watts
  • Know
  • Act
  • Skeletons

• I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.

  

  Olivier Martinez
  • Good
  • Important
  • American

• Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.

  

  E. V. Lucas
  • People
  • Country
  • Learn

• I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Exercise
  • Temptation
  • Pains

• So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!

  

  Eddie Izzard
  • American
  • Relationship
  • Government

• Music my rampart, and my only one.

  

  Edna St. Vincent Millay
  • Music
  • Only
  • Rampart

• I talk about millennials with a healthy dose of humility, as I'm a card-carrying member of Generation X. But I have daily interaction with young people at Dana Perino & Co., through my Minute Mentoring organization, with digital friends on social media, and especially at Fox News.

  

  Dana Perino
  • People
  • Friends
  • Daily

• I'm an example of someone who never made it to university. I did have this dream to be a musician. I felt that this dream had an expiration date.

  

  Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam
  • Dream
  • Example
  • University

• All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.

  

  Abraham Maslow
  • Health
  • Growth
  • Baby

• Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.

  

  Walter Murch
  • Art
  • Simple
  • Dedication

• Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence but none to self-restraint, and let us daily progress in that direction.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Remember
  • Progress
  • Daily

• While I encourage people to save 100% down for a home, a mortgage is the one debt that I don't frown upon.

  

  Dave Ramsey
  • People
  • Home

• I've always been about the balance - not sacrificing one thing for the other and not being an extremist.

  

  Hannah Bronfman
  • Balance

• I don't make records to win awards. I make records to make records and hopefully make the records as good as they can be.

  

  Chris Stapleton
  • Good

• However much some journalists may criticize me, I know that I look, feel, and behave several decades younger than my actual age, and much of that is because I believe you are what you think you are. This is called positive affirmation, and it's a really strong tool.

  

  Joan Collins
  • Believe
  • May
  • Age

• I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much.

  

  Mark Indelicato
  • Trying
  • Giving
  • Charity

• Skating isn't about the medals or the results. I love what I do. It's much more fun to win, but you cannot every time.

  

  Carolina Kostner
  • Time
  • Fun

• Sometimes you catch people's eyes during the show, which is horrible and awkward. I can always see the people in the front row, and sometimes you get people who are fast asleep. Maybe they had a long day at work, but that's an expensive nap.

  

  Alex Sharp
  • People
  • Work
  • Long

• Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

  

  Alexandra Stoddard
  • Trust
  • Worry
  • Hurry

• Stop asking God to bless what you're doing. Find out what God's doing. It's already blessed.

  

  Bono U2
  • God
  • Stop
  • Blessed

• When you're on the way up, you have to take all the jobs because bills have to be paid.

  

  Mary Berry
  • Up

• I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

  

  Ben Cross
  • Actors
  • Complete
  • Athletes

• I'm in an absolute frenzy towards doing as many things as I can that I want to do today. The rest can wait till tomorrow, next week, if I'm around we'll take a look.

  

  Buck Owens
  • Today
  • Rest

• We understood Her by her sight; her pure, and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say, her body thought.

  

  John Donne