Samuel Johnson Quotes
Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.Samuel Johnson
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
Iain Glen -
I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.
Oscar Isaac -
I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
Edmonia Lewis -
We have the world to live in on the condition that we will take good care of it. And to take good care of it, we have to know it. And to know it and to be willing to take care of it, we have to love it.
Wendell Berry -
After spending three years of my life looking into this, I am more convinced than ever that the U.S. government's responsibility for the drug problems in South Central Los Angeles and other inner cities is greater than I ever wrote in the newspaper.
Gary Webb -
It's nice not to be too boring.
Barry Pepper
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
Nathan Fillion -
I started cooking seven years ago for real, and I started with pasta, and lasagna and roast chicken. Very normal American dishes. When I turned on Food Network, or any sort of cooking channel, that's what people were making. So that's where your education comes from.
Aarti Sequeira -
I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.
Larry Hogan -
In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
Aasif Mandvi -
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
Lao Tzu -
I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
Orlando Bloom
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I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not that good.
Calvin Harris -
Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.
Jack Canfield -
The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
Gary Bauer -
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
T. S. Eliot -
Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
Natasha Little -
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
Olivier Martinez
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Those who think the information brought out at a criminal trial is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth are fools. Prosecuting or defending a case is nothing more than getting to those people who will talk for your side, who will say what you want said.
F. Lee Bailey -
I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
Tara Reid -
A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.
Confucius -
You're in a movie because you're appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal.
Rachel Ward -
I'm the type of guy who likes to be there 24-7. I'm Mr. Roses.
AJ McLean -
Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.
Samuel Johnson