Basil W. Maturin Quotes
The central fire is desire, and all the powers of our being are given us to see, to fight for, and to win the object of our desire. Quench that fire and man turns to ashes.Basil W. Maturin
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I'm not that ambitious chick. I'm not chasing a cover of a magazine or an award. I've just never been that girl. I've always been very content with whatever God blessed me with and he's already blessed me with a lot.
Yvette Nicole Brown -
Help the man-in-the-street make sense of the bewildering.
Owen Arthur -
You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
Parker Posey -
I never got into politics for it to be a career.
J. C. Watts -
What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.
Paddy Ashdown
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
Daniel Boulud -
I've met every freak in the business.
Quincy Jones -
I'm such a big TLC fan, so I love singing 'Waterfalls' in the shower.
Becky G -
The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
Maggie Smith -
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
J. B. Priestley -
I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.
Patrick Stewart
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
Wallace Stevens -
I totally respond to complex characters, and I'm not interested in anything too simple.
Patrick Fischler -
I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act.
Orson Welles -
You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
Carl Honore -
I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave.
Wallis Simpson -
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
Earl Monroe
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I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can't change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It's what God gave me! I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.
Kate Upton -
I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
Rachel Kushner -
I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.
Wally Lamb -
We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results.
Megan Smith -
The central fire is desire, and all the powers of our being are given us to see, to fight for, and to win the object of our desire. Quench that fire and man turns to ashes.
Basil W. Maturin