John Ruskin Quotes
The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.
Quotes to Explore
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The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
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Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.'
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.
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I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.
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You just have to work super hard, and if you have a passion, that's the most beautiful thing in life, and you just have to bust out and do it, baby!
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I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.
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Whether you're making a million dollar film or a $100 million film there is never enough money, there's never enough time.
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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer. So my being able to reach the masses was something that meant a great deal to me - especially for women who could never wear Vera Wang.
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More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.
Garry Kasparov
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First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
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There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
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You must read Plato. But you must hold him at arm's length and say, 'Plato, you have delighted and edified mankind for two thousand years. What have you to say to me?'
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Putin is slouching…looking like that bored schoolboy in the back of the classroom.
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The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.
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I try to be as positive as I can because I truly believe I am my feelings, and if I'm sad, if I have regrets, they will show up as illnesses, they will show up as cancers... I don't want that.
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I've been blessed to have a lot of mentors in my life that just have been good people and hard workers. Jae Crowder is one of them; Jimmy Butler is one of them.
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I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.
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[On Las Vegas:] ... The City That Never Sleeps. The City That Sins and Smiles and Lives On the Edge. The city where vices become virtues, become what everyone is here to do.
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The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.
