Lin Yutang Quotes
It is not when he is working in the office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, 'Life is beautiful.'
Quotes to Explore
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
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I love my wife, I love my kids.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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There is no bore like a clever bore.
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Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the job is to show another world and other people. You may access it through bits of yourself, and your imagination and experience, but actually, in the end, you're not playing yourself.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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I feel I'm a strange mixture of insecurity and strength. Most of us, probably most people. I'm transferring that same concept to the people I photograph.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating. Every time I see something beautiful, I not only want to return to it, but it makes me want to see other beautiful things. I know I'm not going to get to all the places I want to go.
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Fashion is not enough anymore. It's not just about what you wear. I mean, I don't know how many women can afford to take the time to come to Paris for three fittings.
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Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still a studious guy.
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I haven't gone home with anybody who tried to pick me up in a long time.
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Both sexes allow men dentists inside our mouths, but, well, have you ever let a man who is a dental hygienist inside your mouth? The man must earn his way to our private places in a way not required of a woman-he must become the doctor or the dentist, or forget it.
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If we can send a man to the moon, then why don't we send a woman?
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It is not when he is working in the office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, 'Life is beautiful.'
