Samuel Butler Quotes
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.Samuel Butler
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I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible.
Manfred von Richthofen -
I like films to be complete in their written form.
Patrice Leconte -
I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
Paloma Picasso -
We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
Zsa Zsa Gabor -
After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
Ingrid Betancourt -
We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
Karin Slaughter
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
Vanessa Hudgens -
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
Larry Bird -
Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.
Hamza Yusuf -
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
Quentin Crisp -
I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
Valerie Plame
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I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know they had another movie, and I couldn't believe it was when the dragon came out.
Adam McKay -
What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
Ovid -
Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Every year, I say the Seahawks are going to win the Super Bowl. There's no doubt in my mind every single year. And you have to keep in mind this was well before the Seahawks were good. This was, like, 2-14, drafting-Rick-Mirer Seahawks. I would still be saying they were going to win the Super Bowl.
Daniel Bryan -
I've fallen in love in my life a few times. It's the most exciting part of being alive - that I've experienced, anyway.
Patrick deWitt -
As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
Dana Hussein
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I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors.
Kim Young-sam -
But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.
Dave Eggers -
I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.
Jeremy Irons -
I kept all of my tickets from the New Kids concerts and stuff - wristband, ticket, pass. Why? They are all in a drawer. I never look at it, but I still keep it. It sparks joy, that is why. It sparks joy. That is fine!
Andrea Barber -
There are still some places I'd love to visit - Africa, China, Brazil, India. I want to travel the world and experience other cultures and peoples.
Queen Latifah -
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.
Samuel Butler