Og Mandino Quotes
Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.
Quotes to Explore
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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You can de-select the songs that you don't want to have on the record, but I hope we always put something out that has a lot of songs that the majority of people will love.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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When I was single, I was down to $100 of power a year.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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Laura Bush has the face of my mother when my mother was young. The face, the body, the voice. The first time I saw on TV Laura Bush, I got frozen because it was as if my mother was not dead. 'Oh, Mama,' I said, 'Mama.'
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I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.
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The final revelation is that Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art.
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τὸν μὲν οὖν ποιητὴν καὶ πατέρα τοῦδε τοῦ παντὸς εὑρεῖν τε ἔργον καὶ εὑρόντα εἰς πάντας ἀδύνατον λέγειν
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Fear God, yes, but don't be afraid of Him.
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Whenever it was spring break, someone would always have a guitar down at the beach, and they'd play a random song, and I'd sing. Eventually, hearing compliments from people saying I sounded pretty good stuck with me.
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Being halfway through my life, I think we start feeling less invincible and we start thinking more about the important things.
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Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.
