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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...To the mother hubbard girl, whose name seemed to be Janie: ‘It becomes you, it does really, that chunk of filthy butter muslin, but then you’re the sort of girl who could get away with anything, even having one tit bigger than the other.’ He did a comic oenophil act with the bottle of Marsovin...
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There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.
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The only way to stop a rebellion is to crush it with blood and fire, and to wound them so they'll never dare to raise a hand again.
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Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts.
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That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
