Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Most men would feel insulted, if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall, and then in throwing them back, merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.
Quotes to Explore
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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I go to the gym in the morning to warm up, and then I go to the mountain and train. Then I come home and go to the gym again to recover. But on travel days, you get pretty much no physical exertion.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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I'm a plodder, one foot in front of the other. Life is all about understanding that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it's your ability with how you deal with that adversity that ultimately affects your success.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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I think ballet has influenced my personality a lot in the sense that I am very disciplined in all of my endeavours. I am always on time; I take things very seriously. I've built up my inner strength and self-esteem over time as I've improved as a dancer.
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When you're in a black group, you have to keep in mind you're not black. You just have to be sensitive. We have to be appreciative that the black nationalist struggle is a nationalist struggle.
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My biggest asset is that I know how to learn, and that, I believe, will help me in the long run.
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Like attracts like. Whatever the conscious mind thinks and believes. the subconscious identically creates.
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Make everybody fall out of the plane first, and then explain who they were and why they were in the plane to begin with.
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Most men would feel insulted, if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall, and then in throwing them back, merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.
