Layne Thomas Staley Quotes
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It's better to be happy than to be well-dressed.
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Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.
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My hair and make-up secret is 'the messier the better.'
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The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish.
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Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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Better to be disliked than pitied.
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I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
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I've always had a strong start, but the start in boardercross is so important. And if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
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What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.
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If Northern Ireland had better weather, it would be like New Zealand. It's an immensely beautiful country.
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What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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We have to build a better education in this country. We need to step it up.
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Some things are better than sex, and some are worse, but there's nothing exactly like it.
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I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.
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When a product is made, everyone hopes for the best. Whether it could have been better or not is more of an afterthought.
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I've gone on streaks where I haven't shot the ball well here, but I was always making up for it in other areas, so it wasn't as big. It's just a part of the game. I got to do better with it.
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The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.
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Over and over, we begin again.
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The Forgotten Man... works, he votes, generally he prays-but he always pays-yes, above all, he pays. He does not want an office; his name never gets into the newspaper except when he gets married or dies. He keeps production going on.... He does not frequent the grocery or talk politics at the tavern. Consequently, he is forgotten.... All the burdens fall on him, or on her, for it is time to remember that the Forgotten Man is not seldom a woman.
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Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and I say: 'One must not hide that!' Then someone tells you: 'The shoulder is on the back'. I have never seen women with shoulders on their backs.
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I don't love eating meat. I really only like chicken and fish.
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If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead
