P. L. Travers Quotes

I make a point of writing, if only a little, every day, as a kind of discipline so that it is not a whim but a piece of work.

P. L. Travers

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• Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.

  

  Wendell Phillips
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• I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
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  • Nature
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• You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.

  

  Barry Gibb Bee Gees
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• One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.

  

  Eduardo Chillida
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• Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.

  

  Pat Riley
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• I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.

  

  Naomi Klein
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• I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.

  

  Oscar de la Renta
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• You want your coach's blessing.

  

  Candace Parker
  • Want
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  • Blessing

• During my childhood, I was surrounded by actors, and all I remember is they were fun to be around. That kind of sticks.

  

  Jack Davenport
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  • Childhood

• There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.

  

  Ferran Adria
  • Like
  • Fish
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• In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

  

  Nancy Pelosi
  • Hope
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• I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.

  

  Mackenzie Astin
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• Science is about unravelling nature.

  

  N. R. Narayana Murthy
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• I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.

  

  Talib Kweli Black Star
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  • Think
  • Know

• The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.

  

  M. J. Rose
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• My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'

  

  Laura Linney
  • Experience
  • You
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• In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
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• Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.

  

  Olympia Snowe
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• When you have to work, work with a smile.

  

  Kapil Dev
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• In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.

  

  Barbara Sukowa
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• Adam Smith is misread as being amoral precisely because people don't read his first book, because they don't read 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments.'

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
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• Sometimes I take off my skully and wear glasses, so I've gotta brush and make sure my hairline is straight.

  

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• In the book I define conservatism, as I believe it is fit upon four categories of principle: respect for The Constitution, respect for life, less government, and personal responsibility.

  

  Jonathan Krohn
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• I make a point of writing, if only a little, every day, as a kind of discipline so that it is not a whim but a piece of work.

  

  P. L. Travers
  • Work
  • Writing
  • Discipline