John Ruskin Quotes
All the best things and treasures of this world are not to be produced by each generation for itself; but we are all intended, not to carve our work in snow that will melt, but each and all of us to be continually rolling a great white gathering snow-ball, higher and higher, larger and larger, along the Alps of human power.John Ruskin
Quotes to Explore
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Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.
Abbe Pierre -
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
Dan Rather -
I want to see what I look like when I'm old - I'm curious where that's going to take me.
Pamela Anderson -
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
Napoleon Hill -
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
F. H. Bradley -
I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.
Rand Paul
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
Patrick Stump Fall Out Boy -
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.
Zoe Kazan -
Every member of Congress deserves a seat at the table to be involved in the process. I will continue fighting for this to become a reality in Washington, and will be running for speaker of the House.
Dan Webster -
Morocco is completely alive for me because I spent about a third of my life there. The first few times I went back to Casablanca, I walked through the streets and remembered how years earlier I had walked those same streets and prayed that a miracle would happen and I would leave and become famous.
Gad Elmaleh -
Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
Nancy Lublin -
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
W. Clement Stone
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I'm a writer, not a genre.
Carlos Fuentes -
To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
Laura Dern -
Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.
Aaron Rodgers -
Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.
Walter Jon Williams -
My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.
Zoe Wanamaker -
Players have an in-season playing weight, and we have to be careful not to stray too far from it when we're not under the watchful eye of the nutritionist. This can be a problem when the food isn't being prepared and regulated by our cooking staff.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
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I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.
Ethan Hawke -
With the rights now in our loving hands, I'm beyond excited to bring 'The Green Hornet' into the 21st century in a meaningful and relevant way: modernizing it and making it accessible to a whole new generation. My intention is to bring a gravitas to 'The Green Hornet' that wipes away the camp and kitsch of the previous iteration.
Gavin O'Connor -
Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.
Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel -
I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.
Gautama Buddha -
There's this idea of shifting baselines. It was coined by a guy named Jeremy Jackson. It's the idea that every generation takes what it sees, and says, "Okay, well, that's the norm."
Elizabeth Kolbert -
All the best things and treasures of this world are not to be produced by each generation for itself; but we are all intended, not to carve our work in snow that will melt, but each and all of us to be continually rolling a great white gathering snow-ball, higher and higher, larger and larger, along the Alps of human power.
John Ruskin