William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
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I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.
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I couldn't tell the truth if my life depended on it.
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After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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The thing is, I live a very public life, and I have to keep things personal, or else I have no personal life. It's very difficult.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.
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There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
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My most firmly held value is what Albert Schweitzer termed 'reverence for life.' I take this seriously; many would say that because I extend it to nonhumans, I take it too far.
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Life is one long jubilee.
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When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bullied. The reality is, it's about them, not you... I'm all about blocking people. I'm all about saying, 'You know what, I don't need this in my life.'
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Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God's blessing in your life and actually hinder your prayers.
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If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.
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I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.
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In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.
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Our problem is not adopting reforms, which we will do without question. It is not reaching an objective, which we will meet. But it is finding an end to the recession.
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
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I think, before 'Watchmen,' I was the guy from 'Grey's Anatomy' who's a pretty good guy, a pretty charming sweet guy, and so as an actor, I really wanted to do something as far from that as I could.
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To catch the ball, face up, look at all of my options and then pass. I was playing hot potato. I didn't want to be the guy to stall the triangle.
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Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
