Samuel Smiles Quotes

Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.

Samuel Smiles

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• I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.

  

  Gary Numan
  • Music
  • You
  • Big

• When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best.

  

  Irina Shayk
  • Up
  • She
  • Best

• The work environment on 'Battlestar Galactica' is unbelievable, and it's something that doesn't come along very often.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
  • Work
  • Environment
  • Something

• I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.

  

  Jack Kemp
  • Power
  • Learned
  • Market

• I always have bananas with me for energy.

  

  Samantha Bond
  • Energy
  • Always
  • Bananas

• I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.

  

  Patricia Cornwell
  • Taken
  • Never
  • Body

• I was actually a Cowboys fan.

  

  Victor Cruz
  • Fan
  • Actually
  • Cowboys

• I became a general contractor in my early 20s. I have been in the business for over 35 years.

  

  Gary Miller Bad Brains
  • Business
  • Years
  • Early

• We're living in a world where Google beats Gallup.

  

  Nate Silver
  • World
  • Living
  • Google

• I feel like I'm meant to be a mom.

  

  Kaley Cuoco
  • Mom
  • Feel
  • Meant To Be

• Now is the age of anxiety.

  

  W. H. Auden
  • Time
  • Age
  • Anxiety

• Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

  

  Zebulon Pike
  • Place
  • Demands
  • Flag

• The number one priority in life is to take care of yourself and make sure you're happy.

  

  Sabrina Carpenter
  • Life
  • Happy
  • Yourself

• I think it's time that we all be there for the children, to learn from the ones who came before us, and to teach our sons and daughters to have respect for themselves.

  

  Ja Rule
  • Time
  • Children
  • Respect

• If we don't invest now in so-called priority neighbourhoods with music classes, athletic facilities, and skills training and mentoring, we will all pay more in the long run.

  

  Dan Hill
  • Music
  • Long
  • Training

• I studied Judaism a lot. I studied religion in general, and I have never imposed my Judaism on my kids. They are what they want to be. I think... you must care for others. That's the correct religion, I think.

  

  Kirk Douglas
  • Kids

• I love those moments in any movie or film where there's a reference to a bigger picture, especially in Marvel where everything is connected.

  

  Charlie Cox
  • Movie
  • Moments
  • Picture

• When I first read 'At Freddie's', I was struggling with my own writing, particularly with how to write about a sad subject - the death of a parent - without writing an entirely sad book.

  

  Ben Dolnick
  • Writing
  • Book
  • Death

• I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans.

  

  Portia de Rossi
  • Time
  • Beautiful

• As a mom, that's at the forefront of everything in my mind, so I'm always trying to balance, whether it's bringing Violet to work or, the second I am done working, getting home to her.

  

  Christine Flores
  • Work
  • Mind
  • Trying

• I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.

  

  E. O. Wilson
  • People
  • Good
  • Great

• I enjoy catching our show whenever I can. It does get very weird to watch myself, it's always been that way, but at the same time, it's part of my job to see what kind of job I'm doing and to get a perspective on where I'm taking the character.

  

  James Lafferty
  • Time
  • Character
  • Job

• I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country.

  

  John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Country
  • Friends

• Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.

  

  Samuel Smiles
  • Character
  • Property
  • Possessions