Henry David Thoreau Quotes
None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty.
Quotes to Explore
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I never carry a purse. My iPhone is always with me, a credit card, and a piece of mint chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream gum.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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If I had taken a doctoral degree, it would have stifled any writing capacity.
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It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.
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If you like a wine that you drink, now with your phone, it's so easy. Just take a picture of the label. You learn about it. You learn where it comes from and what the soil is like and why you like it. And that'll lead you to another wine.
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Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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My mother born in Mexico, but was Lebanese in origin. She born 1902 the same year my father arrived to Mexico when he was 14 years old.
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Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.
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People of similar political persuasions tend to flock together.
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The great thing that strikes you on looking back is how quickly you have come-how very brief is the span of life on this earth. The warning that one would give, therefore, is that it is well not to fritter it away on things that don't count in the end; nor on the other hand is it good to take life too seriously as some seem to do. Make it a happy life while you have it. That is where success is possible to every man.
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I think there's this idea that lipstick is something quite old or something you'd only wear at night.
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They sent me to these places to get the weight off. The diets never worked; the diets actually made it worse.
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None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty.
