Les Brown Quotes
Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.Les Brown
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I was perhaps about 10 years old when a local farmer rang us up to say he had found a young badger and would we take it in. So we did; it was a female called Bessy and she lived in the boiler room. She was extremely intelligent, had a very low opinion of cats but loved the dogs. She was pretty well trained; she went in the car.
Owen Paterson -
Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
Paracelsus -
I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
Queen Victoria -
No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around.
H. R. Giger -
I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
Adam Garcia -
Midi is my hobby.
J. J. Johnson
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But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.
Ian Hamilton Finlay -
I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
G. Willow Wilson -
I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
Rachel Zoe -
Facebook can be an accumulation of different intelligences. Ask a question, translated into many languages and somebody, somewhere in the world, will have an answer.
Yuri Milner -
I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
Idris Elba -
Let someone else be the world's greatest actress. I'll be the world's greatest baseball fan.
Laraine Day
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
Navi Rawat -
Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
Yoshihiko Noda -
I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
Vicki Lawrence -
Why are we tiptoeing on glass? You can ask me whatever you like; people usually do, and I try to be as honest as I can.
Karan Singh Grover -
Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
Hallie Ephron -
We talking about revolution because that's the era that you're caught in.
H. Rap Brown
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My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.
Fantasia Barrino -
Cycling is suffering.
Fausto Coppi -
My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.
Sammy Sosa -
Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
Adam Grant -
As Representative Barney Frank put it: I believe that we, as the Federal Government, have probably done too little rather than too much to push [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] to meet the goals of affordable housing and to set reasonable goals. . . . The more people, in my judgment, exaggerate a threat of safety and soundness, the more people conjure up the possibility of serious financial losses to the Treasury, which I do not see . . . the more pressure there is there, then the less I think we see in terms of affordable housing.15
Yaron Brook -
Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
Les Brown