Washington Allston Quotes

I cannot believe that any man who deserved fame ever labored for it; that is, directly. For, as fame is but the contingent of excellence, it would be like an attempt to project a shadow, before its substance was obtained.

Washington Allston

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• The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.

  

  Earl Nightingale
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• I use honey to condition my hair and eggs for protein. Also, mayonnaise and olive oil are great options for keeping it moisturized.

  

  Tasha Smith
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  • Hair
  • Oil

• I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.

  

  Barbara Bush
  • Country
  • Very
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• I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.

  

  Olivier Martinez
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• The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.

  

  Kapil Sibal
  • Success
  • Always
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• I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.

  

  Utada Hikaru
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• I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.

  

  Faran Tahir
  • Fun
  • Star
  • Grew

• Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.

  

  Abraham Maslow
  • Human
  • Difficult
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• If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.

  

  Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • She
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• People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.

  

  Dan Harmon
  • People
  • Think
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• I will develop the areas that vote for me, but if you don't vote for me, don't expect anything.

  

  Yahya Jammeh
  • You
  • Me
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• It's pretty easy to tell who's garbage and who's not right away, and most people suck, to be honest, or they're just really wrapped up in what's going on with themselves.

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
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• My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

  

  Natalia Vodianova
  • World
  • Me
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• Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.

  

  Barry Levinson
  • Actor
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• There is one sound way a man can bind a woman to him, the same way she will bind him, and with the same rope.

  

  Tanith Lee
  • She

• The thing that has always disturbed me about

  

  Linus Torvalds

• This is a terrible place to die in.Where’s a good one?

  

  Cormac McCarthy
  • Good
  • Die

• When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is.

  

  Lorne Michaels
  • Comedy
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• As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions.

  

  Pep Guardiola
  • People
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• Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.

  

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  • Believe
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• I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.

  

  Damien Hirst
  • God
  • Believe
  • Religion

• Sometimes people with strong ideology, whether left-wing or right-wing, refuse to do something simply because they believe it is wrong, when doing it actually benefits them. For some people, it's not just about money and political power.

  

  Ha-Joon Chang
  • People
  • Believe
  • Money

• I feel like an old person. I feel like, 'What is this technology?' I think there's some seven-year-olds who are more advanced than I am right now.

  

  AJ Lee
  • Technology

• I cannot believe that any man who deserved fame ever labored for it; that is, directly. For, as fame is but the contingent of excellence, it would be like an attempt to project a shadow, before its substance was obtained.

  

  Washington Allston
  • Believe
  • Shadow
  • Deserved