Washington Irving Quotes
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.Washington Irving
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I never cared about modeling. As a model, you're powerless.
Karen Gillan -
There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
Dana Brunetti -
I prepare myself to fight; I prepare myself for myself.
Canelo Alvarez -
Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
Famke Janssen -
If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.
Barbara Deming
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But I have to say I'm incredibly proud of the Panther Racing National Guard Team, and in my IndyCar career there's not many races where I've honestly left the track feeling that we've executed everything perfectly. And I have to say, I thought they did an absolute phenomenal job. The pit stops were just first class.
Dan Wheldon -
I've always thought Shawn Michaels's story is fascinating.
Daniel Bryan -
The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that.
Zara Phillips -
Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.
Rachel Nichols -
I'm not as thrilled with myself as I used to be.
Oliver Reed -
Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
Jack Bowman
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You don't have to be a rock star - if you don't like the situation you're in, you don't have to settle for it.
Macy Gray -
I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.
A. N. Wilson -
In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight.
Carli Lloyd -
We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.
J. Michael Straczynski -
Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
Ted Koppel
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Please let me know to what extent you have used, or intend using, the pruning knife.
John Tenniel -
A road well begun is the battle half won. The important thing is to make a beginning and get under way.
Soren Kierkegaard -
I went out for a film where they wanted seven brothers and one sister, so I was there for half a day while they were waiting for 'Archie' to read for a boy... I've had drivers come to pick me up in England looking for a blond, blue-eyed Scottish boy.
Archie Panjabi -
I wanted to be an endurance athlete from a young age. I remember being in a careers class at school and saying I wanted to be a professional athlete and the teacher replying, 'You're not going to make it; it's not possible.'
Alistair Brownlee -
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington Irving