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.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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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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If you want to earn more, learn more.
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I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style.
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There's often an assumption you're more privileged if you belong to a family with people who have made a success.
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This excessive love for 'the balance of power' is neither more nor less than a gigantic system of out-door relief for the aristocracy of Great Britain.
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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.
