Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Quotes to Explore
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The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.
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I thought, you know the food and the diet thing is one way to start yourself onto a healthy lifestyle, but if you don't move, if you don't start exercising you're gonna deteriorate.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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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.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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I was 19, and I thought I should settle down and get a real job, and what was I doing living this dream world?
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc.
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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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We sit down with the kids every single night, not that I want to every night - sometimes I'd rather be out with my husband having a martini at a swanky restaurant - but we sit down with our kids every night at dinner.
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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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I think that with marriages, people have to understand that you have to look at your marriage and understand what is needed in your marriage - not what people think your marriage should be or what people want your marriage to be.
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Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.
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I have a pig valve.
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
