Thomas Carlyle Quotes
There can be no acting or doing of any kind till it be recognized that there is a thing to be done; the thing once recognized, doing in a thousand shapes becomes possible.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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All you have is yourself and what you have to present, and just focus on that. And if you can walk out of the audition and say to yourself, 'I hit all my beats,' 'I accomplished my emotional honesty,' or 'I remembered my words,' then that's winning.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.
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My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
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Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.
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I like spending time with my husband.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.
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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
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The moment we realize that the only things we can intelligibly value are actual and potential changes in the experience of conscious beings, we can think about a landscape of such changes - where the peaks correspond to the greatest possible well-being and the valleys correspond to the lowest depths of suffering.
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I would like to see a lot of people more involved in practical solutions to practical problems. Women have got to the point where we can turn the world upside down.
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There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself.
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My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996.
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My manager has been my manager since I was 17, and he says that he's supposed to be smart for me when I can't do it for myself.
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Kids, kids. I'm not going to die. That only happens to bad people.
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Spanish is a poetic language, in particular the Spanish of Mexico which has a wonderful animistic attitude you might not see in the Spanish of the peninsula. I think it has to do with the indigenous way of looking at nature.
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If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.
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There are not many original shapes or silhouettes -- only a million variations.
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Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man, but rests only in the bosom of fools.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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There can be no acting or doing of any kind till it be recognized that there is a thing to be done; the thing once recognized, doing in a thousand shapes becomes possible.
