Elizabeth Jane Howard Quotes
In a way, an autobiography seems to me like a household book of accounts – what has been acquired, to what purpose has it been put, was too much paid for it and did it teach you anything? How much has been learned by experience? Have I discovered where I am useful and useless, how I am nourished and starved?
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
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Social revolutions are never simple.
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Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.
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Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan.
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Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
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To get into Afghanistan, I bribed my way into a camel caravan of smugglers.
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There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.
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Governments must ensure that the power of blogs is cultivated and implemented in collaborative ways, with a view to preserve peace and human dignity.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don't think that's a good place for an artist to work from.
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Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!
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I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
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I think extreme secrecy is a bad sign in all startups. Very few startups die because they tell you exactly how their technology works. On the long list of startup killers, that's pretty far down. Though on the list of entrepreneur fears, it's pretty high.
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There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.
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Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.
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If you read all your history books, there are no women in them.
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Standing up to Ahmadinejad is not a partisan issue and should never be one.
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I'd wake up in the morning and I would think, 'Where am I?' I'd have to gather myself.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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At the end, the key thing is you've got to live with yourself. That's the real test. Everything else is fleeting.
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Teach your children early not to pass the blame or make excuses, but to take responsibility for their actions.
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You have to pretend that you're not bothered by your record leaked early. So that's the tack that I'm taking. It's like if you're working in a store and people come and openly shoplift from you, and you're not allowed to say anything about it. Instead, you're supposed to smile and go, "Hope you enjoy that!" I'm not going to complain about it, I don't get to make the rules. It's just really funny how that works.
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In a way, an autobiography seems to me like a household book of accounts – what has been acquired, to what purpose has it been put, was too much paid for it and did it teach you anything? How much has been learned by experience? Have I discovered where I am useful and useless, how I am nourished and starved?
