Samuel Smiles Quotes
Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
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There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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All the great artists had their dark sides. Look at Amy Winehouse or anyone who has achieved a certain level of success. Even Adele, and the people that you wouldn't put in the same category as a gangster rapper. These women have exposed their vulnerabilities, demons, and things that have hurt them.
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We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth.
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I will run against anybody.
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Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.
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The more I find out about the dynamic and how it works, the more I realize how lucky I am to have ever got anything. Like... there was no need to put me in 'Cinderella Man' - there was no need. Why? Just get an American actor - it would've been cheaper, probably.
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Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.
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Everyone knows nowadays that people 'have complexes'. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us.
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I will always be open to receive my friends. I will not force myself on them.
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I put myself through college playing pool.
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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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How does one measure the success of a museum?
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It was stunning actually, because what you would hope for from our national leaders is some reflection, some understanding that the situation that we encountered in Iraq was not what we expected, that it was not what he said it would be.
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Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
