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.Irving Babbitt
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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.
Maeve Binchy -
If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.
Felicity Jones -
During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
Calamity Jane -
Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
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.
Aaron Diehl -
I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
Larry Wilmore
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As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
Barry Sternlicht -
Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
Nas -
At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.
Nathaniel Parker Willis -
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.
Ian Anthony Dale -
I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
Gail Sheehy -
I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
Abby Wambach
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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.
Hailey Gates -
Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
Aaron Allston -
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.
Hans Kung -
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.
Rafael Nadal -
Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask.
Fareed Zakaria -
In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
Adam Peaty
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I had one young man tell me he wished I was his mom. Another young woman told me that every time she watched 'The Office,' I reminded her of her mother, who had just passed away a year ago, and that every time she saw me she felt as if she had a piece of her mom still with her.
Phyllis Smith -
I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.
Douglas Glenn Colvin Ramones -
Wouldn't it be exciting if all women just went on strike? Just a woman's strike. Everything would fall apart pretty quickly then, wouldn't it?
Phoebe Waller-Bridge -
My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
Magic Johnson -
Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
Irving Babbitt