Samuel Johnson Quotes
As the Spanish proverb says, 'He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.
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There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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You don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.
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Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.
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The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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Paul Rudd is too perfect. He's super talented, super nice and super calm. I just think he's a robot.
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I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all.
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When I say I'm an authentic conservative, it's because when you look at who I am and where I come from, it'd be a lot easier to have grown up a Democrat.
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I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.
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I'm very intolerant and I get fed up with people easily.
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I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.
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My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.
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The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.
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I know he played on the last record but I don't wake up in the middle of the night thinking of Eric Clapton.
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From my subjective position, there was no honeymoon.
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The only time you actually are a spectator of your own work is the day you read the script.
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They're handicapped by old systems. They have personnel dealing with paperwork that can be handled electronically.
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Well, the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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As the Spanish proverb says, 'He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.
