Henry David Thoreau Quotes
It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
Quotes to Explore
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The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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When I cook certain dishes, I smell my grandmother's kitchen, my grandmother's smells. I thought, 'What a wonderful way to tell a story.'
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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
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If you are playing King Lear you are the centre of attention anyway. You don't need to draw attention to yourself. It's all laid out for you.
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When I was growing up, my dad and I would go hunting and camping every weekend. Like everyone in my family, he is an amazing cook, and I've tried to learn a lot from all of them.
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Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met.
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The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary.
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Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
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I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop.
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Rwanda can be a paradise again, but it will take the love of the entire world to heal my homeland. And that's as it should be, for what happened in Rwanda happened to us all - humanity was wounded by the genocide.
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The requirements for our evolution have changed. Survival is no longer sufficient. Our evolution now requires us to develop spiritually - to become emotionally aware and make responsible choices. It requires us to align ourselves with the values of the soul - harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life.
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If all I cared about was me, I could make a million. And that's what they will never understand.
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'You will begin to succeed with your life when the pains and problems of others matter to you.'
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You either know fashion or you don't.
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We declare war against socialism, not because it is socialism, but because it has opposed nationalism.... We intend to be an active minority, attract the proletariat away from the official Socialist party. But if the middle class thinks that we are going to be their lightning rods, they are mistaken.
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One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.
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Mrs Downs, a large sad lady who described herself, to Rupert’s delight, as bulky but fragile, now came four mornings a week to clean the house. She was one of those people who habitually looked on the black side of everything with a cheerfulness that bordered upon the macabre.
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The life of a model is so varied that I never know what will be happening from one week to the next.
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He had delusions of adequacy.
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Play within the system. Be a decision maker.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
