Irving Babbitt Quotes
Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
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My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.
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If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant.
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I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why exactly.
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Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal.
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Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
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Live life and take chances. Believe that everything happens for a reason and don't regret. Love to the fullest and you will find true happiness in life. Realize that things go wrong and people change, but things do go on. Sometimes things weren't meant to be. What is supposed to happen will work its way out.
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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
