John Pearson Quotes
Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music, especially from my grandfather Tommy, who was a great drummer. It's no coincidence that I play the drums best, but I am also good with the guitar and the piano.
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I guess, for better or for worse, I am an American composer, and I've had a wonderful life being exactly that.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I'm a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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Film has played such a big part in my life, in my impressions of the United States.
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For me, I thought I had the best job in the world.
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Life is about timing.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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I miss riding those fast trains in Japan... 'cause I'd never seen a train that fast in my life.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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Seventh and eighth grade? That's the worst. I think it's the lowest point of life. All I remember is painful acne and terrible clothes. And lots of getting dumped.
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They had enough. They wanted to enjoy their life.
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It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
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I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.
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The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.
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The fundamental issue is: In the world of the Internet, is there a place for a packager of services? Does the customer want to go surf the Net and go to every one of 50,000 Web sites? Or will people pay a reasonable amount for somebody to go out and preselect and package what they want? My guess is they will both coexist.
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so it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it.
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From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media.
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Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.
