Jack London Quotes
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Jack London
Quotes to Explore
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The essential relationship across American history between black people and white people is one of exploitation and one of plunder. This is not, you know, necessarily about, you know, whether you're a good person or not or whether you see black people, you know, on the street, and you're willing to shake their hands and be polite.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
W. Somerset Maugham
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We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies.
Zooey Deschanel
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I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.
Vince Gill
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
Babasaheb
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No matter what, you've got to always follow your passion in life and always keep learning.
Harold Hamm
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There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.
Natalie Goldberg
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I was very, very thrown by the fact that I had to make some big changes in my life in order to be myself, but under this kind of movie-star banner.
Kate Winslet
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As a heterosexual man, I've never really doubted my sexuality, but I've had men in my life and thought, 'If I was gay, I'd be with him' - you know?
Garret Dillahunt
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
Sadie Jones
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When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.
Samuel Johnson
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My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books.
Umberto Eco
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When you're trying to bring the streets into rap to prove a point, then you already lost. You separate the two, and that ain't to be played with. You've got people that lost their lives and people that are doing real time. If we gon' make music, let's just make music.
Young Jeezy
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Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.
Tamara Tunie
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If one is satisfied with things, one doesn't complain about the downsides that exist, either.
Georg Henrik von Wright
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I've always said I'm more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they're given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.
James Frey
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Jack London
