Samuel Butler Quotes
When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I can't remember 16 bars. Unless you write it, you can't. I just do it bar for bar.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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If you publish something in traditional media, it's one-way. With social media, we get all this info coming back from those who read our posts.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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You have to tease your family. You tease the ones that you're closest to.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you.
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I was always doing something physical. My brothers and I used to have handstand contests. We'd walk around the projects on our hands and see who could get the farthest. I was always playing football with them, basketball or racing in the street.
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What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really 'empathy' and 'understanding.' He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice.
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The country is stronger than the result of any one election. But we shouldn't forget that these are just ordinary people. I wish Americans would look at them level, not down or up - just level. It doesn't take some special dimension to be president.
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When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.
