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.

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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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When I make movies, I don't ever go out there to please anyone other than myself. I never try to make a film for the masses. I just try to tell my story.
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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Sometimes sense hides behind walls. You must find a window and stick your head right in before you can see it.
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The reality is: By the time swine flu got on the radar screen of global public health, it had already spread. It was already in the States, it was in Mexico, it was in New Zealand. By the time it reaches that point, you've lost the ability to contain it.
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Speed isn't everything; you gotta look cool on the touge too.
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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.