Alice James Quotes
I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.
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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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It's a notion that career-oriented women often neglect their families. But we should cut them some flak; these women are doing everything for the sake of family so that it progresses. I believe when kids see their mothers working hard, they take up responsibilities at home and are far more well-turned out than other children.
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I don't believe in alcohol. It's a sort of a medicinal necessity for the human condition, none of that stuff. I'm not a gambling man.
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Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.
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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
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Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.
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The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe that the horse and I can do it and that we will do it. And I am always shocked when we actually don't do it. If the analytical mind ever overrode that optimist in me, I'd be in some serious trouble.
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I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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Anyone can die. Rule number one is don't get too attached to a character, anyone can go.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.
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I believe that God wants us to show respect.
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I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.
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Now there was no wonder in the Statue of Liberty illusion because he, Copperfield, attempted to do something so large that it stretched the credibility of the audience to the point where most people didn't believe any of it anymore.
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I believe that we can 'sense' the future. We just haven't yet established the mechanism allowing it to happen.
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Mr. Marx does not believe in God, but he believes deeply in himself. His heart is filled not with love but with rancor. He has very little benevolence toward men and becomes... furious and... spiteful... when anyone dares question the omniscience of the divinity whom he adores, that is to say, Mr. Marx himself.
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A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along?
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more.
