Washington Irving Quotes
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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New York, in itself, has this frenzied, chaotic feeling to it. It's such a big city, and it's always moving, and there are so many people.
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It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament.
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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I'm a good guy. I love playing bad guys, but good guys that have a good thing going on, I like that, too. I don't like passive good guys.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking.
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I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with them, as I'm enjoying every phase of motherhood.
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We are very committed to putting forward a really bold message for the state of Colorado.
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I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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But, we didn't have all the media that we do today.
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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.
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I was able to do well for myself, make a statement in the league. I had a heck of a time doing it, but at the end of the day, it's about me and my family and being comfortable and being fun.
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A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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You're an actor - people judge you and criticize you, and praise you and say you're great in equal measure.
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Since we don’t have a time machine, we can only make educated guesses about the looks, skills, and personality of each individual.… We took great care not to contradict biblical details.
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If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.
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I'm a driven person, but I'm also cautious, and I overthink things sometimes.
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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
