William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
Quotes to Explore
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Life in California is beautiful.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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We're not a nation divided: we're a nation broken, and anything broken can be fixed.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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I have an appetite to always learn.
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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I started cooking out of middle school depression.
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My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world.
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I try to lead by example.
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The friends I knew who tutored were well paid for work that seemed far less grueling than waitressing or late-night newspaper copy editing or all the other side gigs I attempted in my early twenties.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
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Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
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My first film, 'Like Minds,' was with Toni Colette, who was extraordinary. I mean it was basically a mini-masterclass for acting on film at a time when all you could probably see were my eyebrows bouncing up and down on screen.
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Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.
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Work is good when people are responsible, and in low-budget movies a lot of the actors don't want to be there. They're there to build a resume.
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The Bible is not man's word about God, but God's word about man.
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
