Washington Irving Quotes
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.Washington Irving
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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.
Irrfan Khan -
When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
Laura Prepon -
I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.
Adam Draper -
Instead of personal security, citizens are afraid to walk down the street in Jerusalem.
Yair Lapid -
When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
Daniel Craig -
The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
Kabir Bedi
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
Malik Jackson -
Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
Lamar Odom -
You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
P. J. O'Rourke -
We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.
Sam Harris -
For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
T. R. Knight -
The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
H. Rap Brown
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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
Barton Gellman -
I voted for you during your last election.
Mao Zedong -
For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
Harlan Coben -
Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
Karen Kain
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I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.
Naomie Harris -
You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
Maimonides -
Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.
Sam Hunt -
If you have music that sounds like what you cover, people won't be able to differentiate who you are.
Sam Tsui -
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
Washington Irving