William Petty Quotes
No man pays double or twice for the same thing, forasmuch as nothing can be spent but once.

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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started looking at things and passing on things. I think I was around for a month and a half, and there were other projects that were up, but it's all a waiting game. And then, 'The Vampire Diaries' came up, and I was really interested and read for it.
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The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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Some people collect vintage cars, I collect Birkins. The leather ones are £20,000.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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In our experience, what we have found is the rare commodity is a good management team. And good management teams manage through good and bad cycles and manage to grow their business over a long period of time.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences.
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Eating is one of the great pleasures of life.
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My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.
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One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.
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J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.
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I think women love very hard. We love men. We just love with everything we have. And sometimes, I don't know that that love is met with the type of dignity that we wish it would be met with.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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No man pays double or twice for the same thing, forasmuch as nothing can be spent but once.