Ogden Nash Quotes
The more you earn, the less you keep, And now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to take, If the tax-collector hasn't got it before I wake.
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I think we all feel geeky at times, don't we? Isn't that all a part of the wonderful tapestry of life?
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job.
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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
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The more deeply connected you are with the people that you're working with, the better the work and the character, and then, I think, that really translates to life. It will help you in life to be more grounded and genuine.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you sending e-mail?' That's so corny.
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The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.
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To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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I need to start honing in on projects that I want to devote my time to and not put my energies into the unattainable ones.
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I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.
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For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let them swim in the deepest ocean or glide over the highest cloud.
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Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Women are tough; women are resilient and have an undying hope.
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The more you earn, the less you keep, And now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to take, If the tax-collector hasn't got it before I wake.
