Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
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I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.'
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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There have been recorded cases of people learning how to fly a plane after playing a flight simulator, but there's never been a case of someone learning to fight by playing 'Tekken.'
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.
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A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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We are God's creation, and we have a responsibility to keep ourselves at our best.
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I found that if I don't paint for around a week, I get practically suicidal. It took a long time to figure out why I had these mood swings, and I finally figured out it's because I haven't painted.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
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The things we remember best are those better forgotten.
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Let's face it: pop music in its myriad permutations will always be sexually presumptuous, racially controversial and, frequently, politically charged.
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Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape of contemporary publishing.
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I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.
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The only certainty is that we never know what tomorrow holds. We live for today, life is short, so let's enjoy it together while we can.
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The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not.
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Most women don't want to take the time to figure out their style. It's okay to experiment a little bit, but don't get too far from what looks good on you.
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Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
