Samuel Butler Quotes
Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
Quotes to Explore
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.
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I'm kind of a perfectionist, and it gets in the way with my putting sometimes. Golf is a messed-up game. When you feel you've figured it out is when you're going to struggle.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
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I am so grateful that I accepted the offer to do 'CSI,' but it was like being shot out of a cannon, and it was so different from anything that I have ever done.
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Dance should mean something to you.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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I have a three-year-old and a four-year-old at home, and my mornings are about just dealing with the fact of that. I oddly enjoy it.
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I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent.
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I was thinking about naming my child Kanye.
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When you hear bosses talk about their best salespeople, they often refer to them as rock stars. It's the highest praise your boss can give someone on your team.
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I have followed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been most in the main things; not that I thought the things concerning our times little, but that I thought none could do anything to purpose in God's great and public matters, till they were right in their conditions.
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I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children.
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
