John Locke Quotes
It is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties.
Quotes to Explore
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When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.
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A day on a film set is maddening.
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Working out, no matter what time of the night, rejuvenates me. At times, I don't feel sleepy after a workout session, as I am all fresh and charged up, and I don't mind compromising on my sleep.
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I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.
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I used to always judge other people's mistakes in the mountains. I think a bit differently now. Everybody's gotten away with a mistake or poor decision out there at one point or another, but sometimes it catches up to you, or sometimes you're just plain unlucky.
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Why don't we get drunk and screw?
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There's not a lot of people expressing anger in the culture. They're expressing a lot of hyper-exaggerated sexuality.
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All amateur travellers have experienced horror journeys, long or short, sooner or later, one way or another. As a student of disaster, I note that we react alike to our tribulations: frayed and bitter at the time, proud afterwards. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.
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Unless you are educated in metaphor, you are not safe to be let loose in the world.
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What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do.
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There's nothing like confidence.
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But what is more to the point is my belief that the habit of writing thus for my own eye only is good practice. It loosens the ligaments. Never mind the misses and the stumbles.
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We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations.
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Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.
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Writing and telling jokes is my favorite thing to do, and I want to be able to do that forever.
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Children from humble families must be taught how to command just as other children must be taught how to obey.
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It is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties.
