William Dampier Quotes
The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.William Dampier
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
Tara Strong -
If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
Vin Scully -
On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
Dan Feuerriegel -
A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
Kage Baker -
There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
J. M. Coetzee
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
Yann Tiersen -
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
Lara Stone -
You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
Yoko Ono -
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
Carl Van Vechten -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang
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If Republicans want to be seen as more compassionate, they should continue to stand proudly for the sanctify of life and marriage. And they should do so without apologizing.
Gary Bauer -
God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him.
Ramana Maharshi -
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
Ian Mckellen -
There's a consequence for everything, and that goes back to the Bible for me.
Taya Kyle -
I like fighters who come to fight.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
I've done more than 70 auditions in about four years. Early on, it was hard for me because I'd become so attached to these characters, and then you'd be told, 'No.' I'd get very upset when I was younger. But now it comes with the territory.
Olivia DeJonge
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Computer modelling for weather forecasting, and indeed for climate forecasting, has reached its limits.
Piers Corbyn -
No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually.
Ben Silbermann -
When I draw horizontalsyou see this big plane and you have certain feelings likeyou're expanding over the planeAnything can be painted without representation
Agnes Martin -
It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
My heart is so small it's almost invisible. How can You place such big sorrows in it? "Look," He answered, "your eyes are even smaller, yet they behold the world.
Rumi -
The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.
William Dampier