Florida Scott-Maxwell Quotes
You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality. When at last age has assembled you together, will it not be easy to let it all go, lived, balanced, over?
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I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.
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The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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I believe in the 'Wal-Mart' school of business. The less people pay, the more they enjoy it.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.
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Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.
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It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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A laugh is a terrible weapon.
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The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
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You can play women who have a face on or who zip something up, but you have to dig deeper to actually find the humanity and real aspects.
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If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.
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Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.
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You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality. When at last age has assembled you together, will it not be easy to let it all go, lived, balanced, over?
