George Washington Quotes
Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable. It may, for a while, be irksome to do this, but that will wear off; and the practice will produce a rich harvest forever thereafter; whether in public or private walks of life.
Quotes to Explore
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I started wearing all black around the time I got into Nirvana. I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' when I was about 12, and I remember jumping on my bed, so excited about it.
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I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.
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I did anything that would get me on the air.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
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I'm engaged to Hollywood. If there's something I find I have to do, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just stay home and have a vacation.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.
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One of the things I really learned from my first term is the importance of focusing. In that sense, it is a deliberate effort. What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.
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Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross.
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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
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Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
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For makeup, I swear by a base of Embryolisse, Nars concealer, that Bobbie Brown foundation stick, Pat's highlighter, a brow fill-in with dark brown eyeshadow and angle brush, a groom with Anastasia brow gel, an eyelash curl, and two swipes of drugstore mascara.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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Fashion for a long time was very elitist and difficult to get access to. The access I can now provide to my readers live from fashion shows with my iPhone was never, ever possible before.
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Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them.
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The way I choose parts is I look at the scripts... I choose a part by whether or not it challenges me.
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I want your life filling and stirring me. I want your happiness beneath my heart and your sorrows in my eyes and your peace in the fingers of my hand.
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I go out and take oysters, clams and mussels every 2 weeks or so during late fall, winter and early spring. I particularly like to go out when there is a below-average ebb tide because that exposes clamming grounds and oysters that are usually under water.
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I juggle a lot of different balls and sometimes I don't know how I manage to keep them all up in the air, but I do!
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Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable. It may, for a while, be irksome to do this, but that will wear off; and the practice will produce a rich harvest forever thereafter; whether in public or private walks of life.
