William Lethaby Quotes
Art is not special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself if it is good.
Quotes to Explore
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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I have to assume that everybody interprets a piece of art they're exposed to as if it's already perfect in its wholeness, without knowing any backstory.
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He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
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Being on a lunchbox was awesome, and being on a thermos was pretty cool, too.
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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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Look back, and smile on perils past.
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We owe it to American taxpayers to make sure that contracts intended for small businesses go to small businesses.
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It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.
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The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break before Vincent Price starts 'rapping.'
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Because we've never encountered a decomposing body, we can only assume they are out to get us. It is no wonder there is a cultural fascination with zombies.
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Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.
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I probably dreamt about running off to America or something when I was 16 because it just seemed like I was studying algebra and going, 'What am I going to use this for?'
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The 20th-century ulcer epidemic was a sign of good health in American people - good diet, strong acidity and healthy immune response actually make ulcers more likely. That's why businessmen eating giant T-bone steaks were prone to ulcers.
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What I've realized is that we're our own harshest critics. We give ourselves limitations. But I want to push through that wall, on a creative and personal level.
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When you start a sentence with the word 'illegal', you've got nowhere to go. An illegal is illegal.
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If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
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Tough love - I'm kind of weary of that. I don't think it's so effective.
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All of life is energy and we are transmitting it at every moment.
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There's always a bit of fiction in everything that I write.
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Shopping for groceries for most people is like a chore. It's like doing the laundry or taking out the garbage. And we strive to make shopping engaging, fun and interactive.
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Live as a credible witness. If our actions don't line up with the message we're proclaiming, we risk losing our credibility.
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When I first organized the King Cole Trio back in 1937, we were strictly what you would call an instrumental group. To break the monotony, I would sing a few songs here and there between the playing. I sang things I had known over the years. I wasn't trying to give it any special treatment, just singing. I noticed thereafter people started requesting more singing, and it was just one of those things.
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Art is not special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself if it is good.
