Minnie Maddern Fiske Quotes

I suppose that Paderewski can play superbly, if not quite at his best, while his thoughts wander to the other end of the world, orpossibly busy themselves with a computation of the receipts as he gazes out across the auditorium. I know a great actor, a master technician, can let his thoughts play truant from the scene.

Minnie Maddern Fiske

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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.

Dale Carnegie
- Life
- Attention
- Never
There are so many different criteria for my collecting, and I have to confess that the goalposts do shift. But obviously, with my background, I am particularly drawn to things that have been documented in contemporary magazines.

Hamish Bowles
We are in favor of greater free markets.

Ed Gillespie
- Free
- Greater
- Favor
My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'

Kamala Harris
- May
- Mother
- You
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

Barack Obama
- People
- Up
- World
To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

Pablo Picasso
- Others
- Copy
- Pathetic