Will Self Quotes
When anyone starts out to do something creative - especially if it seems a little unusual - they seek approval, often from those least inclined to give it. But a creative life cannot be sustained by approval, any more than it can be destroyed by criticism - you learn this as you go on.Will Self
Quotes to Explore
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
Parker Stevenson -
Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.
Sam Worthington -
I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson -
No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.
Kate Middleton -
I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
Octavia Spencer -
I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
Rafael Nadal
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I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
Nancy Lublin -
I come from Surajpur, a valley in Himachal Pradesh near Manali that is named after my great grandfather Sarju Singh Ranaut.
Kangana Ranaut -
I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.
Young Jeezy -
I get these weird divine feelings. They're, like, so strong I can't shake them.
Odell Beckham, Jr. -
Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
Zong Qinghou -
The peoples of this world must unite or they will perish.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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I've been taught in my life that you can have plans, but you can't count on them.
Taya Kyle -
It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
Adam Clayton U2 -
I am not as simple as I look.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly.
Pancho Villa -
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
Carine Roitfeld -
Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was poor. He wanted to go west. For two years he had wanted to go west and take a homestead, but Ma did not want to leave the settled country.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.
Sam Waterston -
Everywhere there is one principle of justice, which is the interest of the stronger.
Plato -
The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths.
Sara Sheridan -
Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.
Mother Teresa -
But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
Rachel Griffiths -
When anyone starts out to do something creative - especially if it seems a little unusual - they seek approval, often from those least inclined to give it. But a creative life cannot be sustained by approval, any more than it can be destroyed by criticism - you learn this as you go on.
Will Self