Samuel Johnson Quotes
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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac.
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Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we'd be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan.
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I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
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You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see.
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Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.
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I have a box of things from Becca, my high school girlfriend, and Vanessa; and each one of them was love. I have the notes, the valentines, 20 mixed tapes, all of it. It's important to keep that stuff.
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I think I lost at least 40% of my fans when I became blond. They didn't recognize me anymore.
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The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.
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I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.
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A feeling of confidence and personal power comes from facing challenges and overcoming them.
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I know one of my best qualities is to read the game for my players, is to read the opponent, is to identify every detail about the opponent.
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If you want to become a fossil, you need to die somewhere where your bones will be rapidly buried. You then hope that the Earth moves in such a way as to bring the bones back up to the surface.
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I really wish I could play the piano really well without having to practice.
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That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
