Wyndham Lewis Quotes
A sort of war of revenge on the intellect is what, for some reason, thrives in the contemporary social atmosphere.
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Every audition I get, I agonise over and I put everything I can into it.
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You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.
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A runner's stride is not perfectly efficient.
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No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on.
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Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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I love whimsical things and forests. I'm really into all that.
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I brought samples in, because I didn't have any comic book samples, and I brought all these illustrations that I had influenced by Norman Rockwell and a couple of the other big boys. That's all I had, that's all I brought.
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During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.
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Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high.
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The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.
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Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable. Lovable means I feel people want to be with me. They invite me to parties; they affirm I have the qualities necessary to be included. Feeling capable is knowing that I can produce a result. It's knowing I can handle anything that life hands me.
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Looking for God-or Heaven-by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare's plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare as one of the characters or Stratford as one of the places. Shakespeare is in one sense present at every moment in every play.
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In some times of the game, you have to be more simple.
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All told, these profit levels have put the world's five largest publicly traded oil companies on track to earn more than $100 billion before year's end. Yet, at the same time that Big Oil's bottom line is going up, so are Americans' energy costs.
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Everyone has a part to play. We have the power. You can do it.
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My worst audition was for Tim Burton for 'Batman.'
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In all sectors of society there should be roughly equal prospects of culture and achievement for everyone similarly motivated and endowed. The expectations of those with the same abilities and aspirations should not be affected by their social class.
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A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.
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… that modern sect of Flagellants who make a ritual of lashing - not themselves but - all their neighbours.
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You can't always be a leading lady.
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A perfectionist has to take his time.
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Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing.
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Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.
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A sort of war of revenge on the intellect is what, for some reason, thrives in the contemporary social atmosphere.
