George Washington Quotes
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Quotes to Explore
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The problem that I think is reasonable to assert about Fox and its coverage is that they make up stories out of whole cloth and then make a big deal out of them.
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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I wanted to write a happy song. I didn't know how.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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I'm originally from Fort Lauderdale: that's my home town in Florida. So when I'm on location, I just get the packets from schools in Florida. And when I go to Florida, I go to Christ Church School.
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When I first started doing comedy years ago, I used to be the biggest Michael Richards fan. I used to love this dude. He was on a TV show called 'Fridays,' and man, he was tall and lanky - and I was tall and lanky. I love physical comedy, and he was a physical comedian, and I said, 'Man, I love this guy.'
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If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to a chair and put Mariah Carey's records on.
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There's something called latent PTSD. It manifests itself in different ways. I want to be free of it, but I'm not.
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Sure, we want to know what a president believes in... but that doesn't always mean he should tell us.
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
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The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity.
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Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.
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Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.
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I never get to the end of mortifying sin because sin in my heart, where it's still marauding even though it's no longer dominant, sin in my heart is constantly expressing itself in new disorderly desires.
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This is what people don't understand. When they might see me do something that's not 'God-like,' then they say, 'Well, I thought you were saved?' I am saved. I'm not perfect. I have emotions still. My name's still Gary. These things here are not all cleaned up. I'm showing you my path.
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With thrillers, there's such a fine line between what's good and what's cheesy and corny.
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One is not rich by what one owns, but more by what one is able to do without with dignity.
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Make as much money as you can. It really does help. I don't know why it's terrible to say, but it's true.
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Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.
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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
