William Gurnall Quotes
Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.William Gurnall
Quotes to Explore
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I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.
Lara St. John -
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.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
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.
Karen Finerman -
You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
Patricia Clarkson -
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?
Taylor Lautner -
At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
Naguib Mahfouz
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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.
Manika -
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.
Oprah Winfrey -
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.
Edgar Winter -
Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -
I am a woman above everything else.
Jackie Kennedy -
Everything does go in a circle.
Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel
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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.
Ellie Goulding -
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.
Jack Layton -
It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we would share with the world, demands eternal vigilance.
Ossie Davis -
The only weapon that we have in our hands this evening is the weapon of protest. That's all.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -
I maintain that in every position that arises, we should deliberately search, among other things, for pieces which have no retreat. If we see one, we automatically look to see if it can be netted.
Cecil Purdy -
Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.
William Gurnall