F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
He doesn't believe that public swimming-pools and a kind word in time will right the wrongs of the world; moreover, he takes a drink whenever he feels like it.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.
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I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.
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There's so much bullying with young people and them feeling like they can't come out, and they don't know what to do. And it's something that you have to work through. And, you know, for me, it was - I came out, and then I went back in for a minute. And then I came out, and I was like, 'You know what? This is who I am.'
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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Adolescence as the time when an individual 'recapitulates' the savage stage of the race's past.
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Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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The thing that weighs the most on how your final artwork turns out is the amount of time you have and the speed at which you can move.
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When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.
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I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and I was devastated. Six months later, I went into a suicidal depression from the break-up of the relationship, but I resolved to not do what my friends had done. And so I reached out for help.
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Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions.
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In coming to Atlantic City, we believed strongly that we were right. In fact, it was just right for us to come to challenge the seating of the regular Democratic Party from Mississippi. But we didn't think when we got there that we would meet people, that actually the other leaders of the Movement would differ with what we felt was right.
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He doesn't believe that public swimming-pools and a kind word in time will right the wrongs of the world; moreover, he takes a drink whenever he feels like it.
