John Ruskin Quotes
To speak and act truth with constancy and precision is nearly as difficult, and perhaps as meretorious, as to speak it under intimidation or penalty.
Quotes to Explore
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I think of New Yorkers as not taking the time to talk to someone they don't know.
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Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?
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When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt.
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I played point guard my whole life.
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Many are called but few get up.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
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It's always nice when people say nice things or are complimentary.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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I'm a bed monster.
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Stop bragging about your lack of sweat and effort in achieving your goals. Start bragging about how hard you work, how patient you've become.
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I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.
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While everyone is focused on security and civil liberties, Trump's Cabinet of billionaires will try to quietly push through even more extreme measures to enrich themselves and their class, like dismantling Social Security or auctioning off major pieces of government for profit.
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I get so into the moment.
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I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.
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Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.
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I'd like to never be able to get pigeonholed, which is difficult to do.
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Inform yourself, inform your children, talk to your friends! And let's try to make a better, stonier world than the one we inherited!
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To speak and act truth with constancy and precision is nearly as difficult, and perhaps as meretorious, as to speak it under intimidation or penalty.
