William Gurnall Quotes
Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.
Quotes to Explore
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I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.
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As a member of the audience I don't like it that I can't see what's going on in the eyes and in the face and in the most subtle responses of a performer when I'm more than a few rows back. I find it very frustrating.
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When you multitask, you believe you're being exceptionally productive, but really, you're fooling yourself. Each time you switch tasks, you have to backtrack a little and remind yourself where you are in the process and what's next. Invariably. you are spending twice as much time on parts of the task.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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It's always uncomfortable for me when I take off my shirt. No one else is taking their shift off. Why is everyone else in these movies bundled up in layers of clothing and I'm taking my clothes off all the time?
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At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
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My book 'The Exciting Adventures of Boo' was first published when I was fifteen. It is a children's book with ten different stories. In each story, the main character Boo learns a lesson - one of the ten most important lessons I learned as a kid. I also donated all the money from my books I personally sold to my local ASPCA Animal Shelter.
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
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There's just no telling what I'll do. But I can say for certain I will continue to play, record, and put out music.
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Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.
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I am a woman above everything else.
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Everything does go in a circle.
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I don't really have a style icon but I really admire the way people dress like Gaga, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani. It's good to be inspired by singers who write music and dress incredibly - rather than models and people in the fashion industry who dress immaculately anyway because it's their style.
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We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Harper is serious about making this Parliament work, we will be open to working with him.
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I joined the struggle in the belief that I was following the voice of the people; I quit it now for the same reason.
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I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.
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Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.
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If you look at cable networks, they almost always start licensing content wherever they can, so they can build a subscriber base. But then they start doing their own content; it's a pretty well-trodden path.
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We need to work together to help Africans address critical issues such as health and education, governance, water and agriculture, trade and investment and peace and security.
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Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.
