Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never enjoy, and therefore regret; and before, we see pleasures which we languish to possess, and are consequently uneasy till we possess them.
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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I write in a small office at home.
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I am tone deaf.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.
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History is not hatred.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
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Every parent wants to see their kids excel.
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I've always lived a life where people have said, 'Look at him. Who does he think he is?' And who I think I am is someone living life to the brim.
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Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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It's hard for me to believe that just my words on the page are enough. I ought to be out physically keeping abortion safe and legal, restoring the Fourth Amendment, getting clean water back into Kentucky since the Bush Administration has allowed strip miners to fill it all up with slag. The list is endless. Bring it down. Make it small. Make it one thing that you can do. It's very hard for me to remember that.
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I love that I came up this way. First of all, I have nine close friends, and it's hard to find people you can trust and lean on in this industry.
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One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat.
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Good works are links that form a chain of love.
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Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never enjoy, and therefore regret; and before, we see pleasures which we languish to possess, and are consequently uneasy till we possess them.
