John Ruskin Quotes
So far as I have myself observed, the distinctive character of a child is to live always in the tangible present.
Quotes to Explore
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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I've really had two heroes in my life. My father and Ronald Reagan.
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In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
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I have no advice for anyone on how to live.
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When someone holds a knife to your throat it's easy to be scared. It's not hard to imagine what it would be like.
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Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
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Hip-hop in the '90s began moving towards the Nation of Islam and the 5 Percenters, black nationalist movements; very much so, these movements embraced a form of Islam: Malcom X's form of Islam prior to his change.
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All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.
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In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever.
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I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.
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Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.
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I have an attention span that's as long as it has to be.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot. But a lot of effective and interesting radio is based on one character who reacts to the world.
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There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.
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One of the things that Jon Kabat-Zinnn talks about is that everyone wants to figure out how to live longer. But this actually is a very easy way for you to live longer, maybe you're not extending your life, but you are present and living more of the moments of your life.
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So far as I have myself observed, the distinctive character of a child is to live always in the tangible present.
