Samuel Butler Quotes
Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
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Snobbery just inhibits you.
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All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.
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Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.
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I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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All men begin their learning with Homer.
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I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.
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If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!
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I did feel pressure to look a certain way on 'Hollyoaks.' But I just had to stay strong and not let myself get into a state of mind that isn't healthy.
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Paris and Nicky Hilton? Those girls will show up to the opening of a phone book. It's like a big joke.
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I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.
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Self-hatred is OK. I have self-hatred, too. It's OK. What's bad is if you don't know how to get out of it, don't know how to manage it. Self-hatred is, in fact, a good thing if you can clearly see the mechanism of it, because it helps you to understand others.
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My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it.
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I remember starting out and covering songs.
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I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they become smooth and, one day, disappear - flowing from an origin that has been forgotten toward an end that will never be.
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Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
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And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through.
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Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy.
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Anyone with a internet connection and an idea can develop an audience
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Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
