F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
Sometimes I wish I'd went through those good times stone cold sober so I could remember everything," he said, "but then again, if I had been sober the times probably wouldn't have been worth remembering.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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Some day you will be wheeled in for a heart bypass operation, and a surgeon will be the person who is now behind the counter when you renew your car registration at the department of motor vehicles.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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When you try to predict future E.R.A.'s with past E.R.A.'s, you're making a mistake.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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'Moonlight' is a project that resonated with me more than anything else. I wouldn't have done 'Luke Cage' if they hadn't made time for 'Moonlight.'
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In literature, the ghost is almost always a metaphor for the weight of the past. I don't believe in them in the traditional sense.
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Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.
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Everyone should be good at what they do.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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We must get government out of the way and help foster an environment where small businesses are free to grow and create jobs.
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Whatever you think, be sure it is what you think; whatever you want, be sure that is what you want; whatever you feel, be sure that is what you feel.
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You could go out with a camcorder tomorrow and make a movie with virtually no money, but promoting a tiny low-budget movie costs $20 million. And the money they spend on the big movies is astronomical.
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The most valuable thing that anyone will ever give you is their time. Not their money. Remember that.
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A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
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Sometimes I wish I'd went through those good times stone cold sober so I could remember everything," he said, "but then again, if I had been sober the times probably wouldn't have been worth remembering.
