Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes
I have a magical work in a magical way. I give magical service for magical pay.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
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Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
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Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.
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Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it's all in the mind.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie with comedy elements to it.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
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The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
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I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me.
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Network's rating dependent. A show might not stick. A lot's timing. Like, my Bradley Cooper in 'Kitchen Confidential' didn't always work. Cable supports young shows. TV Land, which you can find on Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, wanted 'Younger.' They came to me.
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There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb.
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First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.
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I have a magical work in a magical way. I give magical service for magical pay.
