Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Quotes to Explore
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter.
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Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
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A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.
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The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of the stories that you want to tell.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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It's possible to look really cute and still be comfortable. You don't have to kill your feet to have a fashionable look.
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I hate Valentine's day. It is a day for nothing but disappointment.
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I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.
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I've always been a Nike person.
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I always thought once you get your contract, I think that's when the accolades and all that stuff comes.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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It is always observable that silence propagates itself, and that the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find any thing to say.
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I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back; I been everywhere, and I'm standing tall I've seen a million faces an I've rocked them all.
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I oppose any belief that contradicts experimental evidence as determined by the methods of science. All beliefs not in such contradiction may be considered as faith. Whether faith in a particular belief is beneficial or not is another matter.
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Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
