Andre Gide Quotes
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I love my wife, I love my kids.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting.
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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Our children and grandchildren are not going to have the same standard of living unless we educate that workforce.
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The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
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Life is not always not always what one wants it to be., but to make the best of it as it is the only way of being happy.
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I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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I'm still learning how to do things - like lining my eyes? Forget it.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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We saw Hulu as an opportunity to broaden our audience for ABC content.
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I go to third grade, and I'm scared to death. I'm just 6 years old, and the kids are so much bigger than me.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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I've always felt that if you pay your bills and can take care of yourself without too much stress, then it's a pretty damn good life.
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If you look at any successful professional - a salesperson, a marketer, a real estate agent, a trader - they all have the same qualities as the con man. The only difference is that one side uses their talents in the right direction and the con man is taking the easy way out.
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I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
