George du Maurier Quotes
The best years of a man's life are after he is forty. A man at forty has ceased to hunt the moon.
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Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.'
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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I read a lot of true crime growing up – 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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A lot of fighters come from Brazil. We've been doing this for long, long years.
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We are now living in a fast paced technological era where every skill that we teach our children becomes obsolete in the 10 to 15 years due to exponentially growing technological advances.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
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Dance should mean something to you.
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I am fully aware of the concept of political revolutions. After all, that is what we hoped might happen in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, but what actually happened was capitalist restoration.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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Every day, you're only as good as your last show.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.
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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'
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The best years of a man's life are after he is forty. A man at forty has ceased to hunt the moon.
