Anton Chekhov Quotes
Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority.
Quotes to Explore
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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I love the unexplainable. It would be so boring to me if everything could be explained.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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Establishing the rights for gay people to be married would cost the Australian government nothing financially and would gain for you worldwide respect from people like us and, of course, would change lives enormously - the lives of gay people and of their friends and of their families and therefore of Australia as a whole.
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My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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When I give notes on a script, I say, 'Guys, I may drift, but it's part of the process.' So I'm aware that I'm drifting, but I'm grabbing a lot of stuff.
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I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.
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I think Hollywood wants to be safe. The things you do first become your calling card, and I think people just sort of go, 'Well, we know he can do that.' They kind of put you in that hole.
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Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon.
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I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does. His is just extraordinarily eloquent music.
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Because desperation breeds gullibility. People want to lose weight so much that their common sense shuts off.
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People are used to streaming and binge-watching. When they see an author they like, if there's only one book, even if they like the book, they're going to forget about you. The way to keep you in their mind and to get you to become a habit for these readers is you have to have a lot of product out there for them to read.
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Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority.
