Edwin Hubbell Chapin Quotes
Is there anything so wretched as to look at a man of fine abilities doing nothing?Edwin Hubbell Chapin
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
Aby Rosen -
Gossip can be entertaining: occasionally, I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.
Vanna Bonta -
People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
Kate Morton -
I like to give pennies to children, but unfortunately, a man cannot do these things if he lives in a small village or town where his face is known and seen every day. For children take advantage, as I know to my cost, and would gather round him like hens around a farmer when he scatters grain.
W. H. Davies -
I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.
Queen Latifah -
The first bike that I bought was a Triumph 650. I really like the Triumph 650. I mean, of course, I've driven Harleys, and I think in 'Savage Seven' I drove an Indian, but - I really love Triumph.
Larry Bishop
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There are so many songs in me that haven't been born yet. So I can't call myself a genius, but I never turn away a compliment, and I feel like I'm on my way to that mountain.
R. Kelly -
But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.
E. O. Wilson -
We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
Rakul Preet Singh -
Coming from the Midwest, I didn't know about stand-up as an art. I just thought stand-up comedians were old men in suits talking about their wives.
Natasha Leggero -
Even the ears must dance.
Natalia Makarova -
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
Fran Lebowitz
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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
Damien Hirst -
What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.
Karl Lagerfeld -
If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
Rachel Roy -
I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that my dark skin wasn't a great thing. I've found freedom in music and songwriting, which has given me a freedom in how I present myself. I'm glad I've got makeup to celebrate that with.
Laura Mvula -
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
Carl Sagan -
There is no fact-checking on tertiary celebrities. You can say whatever you'd like, and it will just rise up again.
Wayne Knight
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I channel surf like probably most people.
Ed O'Neill -
A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.
Brander Matthews -
A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.
Confucius -
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -
It's hard to find things that won't sell online.
Jeff Bezos -
Is there anything so wretched as to look at a man of fine abilities doing nothing?
Edwin Hubbell Chapin