Layne Thomas Staley Quotes
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
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The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company.
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The hijab is a symbol that we wear on our heads, but I want people to know that it is my choice. I'm doing it because I want to do it. I wanted people to see that you could still be really cute and modest at the same time.
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There's a lot of judgement that can come from outside sometimes, and there's media scrutiny that is placed on a lot of women in the public eye, and I just couldn't care less. I really couldn't care less.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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Anyone can look beautiful.
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If Edith Wharton lived in the Age of Innocence, surely we now live in the Age of Deception.
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My legacy doesn't matter. It isn't important that I be remembered. It's important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' I want to finish strong.
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I think mental illness or madness can be an escape also. People don't develop a mental illness because they are in the happiest of situations, usually. One doctor observed that it was rare when people were rich to become schizophrenic. If they were poor or didn't have too much money, then it was more likely.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
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Poetry takes you into the recesses of the language, the neglected corners, cracks and crannies and to the big sky of wonder. It opens the door to a critique without which you have rather boring analytical tools by comparison. To cultivate poetry means to stay with it. Not to abandon hope, but to abide.
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We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
