George Herbert Quotes
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What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it's charming.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
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I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.
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People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.
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Combine that with the fact that we only had one week to get everything taken care of and to get to know one another, whereas most shows get two weeks. It looked like we would never have a chance.
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All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.
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I think fans always want something new, but they want somebody who can deliver - to go out there and really entertain them and have good matches.
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If I don't play well, then it's not the end of the world, because we all learn in tennis that there's always next week.
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It turns out that if you're a 24-year-old whose only line on their resume says CEO, you are totally unemployable.
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Most people think I'm immodest.
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Three thousand, it's just a number. It's just a game.
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I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
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I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.
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I dress according to the requirement of the film, as a true actor. Off the camera, I'm just me. I have my preferences and my personal style. Before I step out, I look into the mirror just to confirm that my style is intact. Beyond this, it doesn't matter.
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
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Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.
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I still have a full-time day job, which is why it took me five years to write An Ear to the Ground, and why I won't have another book finished by next week.
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Your customers can tell you the things that are broken and how they want to be made happy. Listen to them. Make them happy. But don't rely on them to create the future road map for your product or service. That's your job.
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But to have dreamed the dream is to have flown above the mountains so high in all but deed.
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Finish your stories! Read a lot!
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It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
