V. S. Pritchett Quotes
Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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In our experience, what we have found is the rare commodity is a good management team. And good management teams manage through good and bad cycles and manage to grow their business over a long period of time.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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My whole background, my whole life was just lots and lots of theater, a lot of that being musical theater.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I don't expect anybody to know who I am.
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Some billionaires like cars, yachts and private jets. Others like newspapers.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.
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There is a phrase in French, which means 'to miss.' To pass by. To not be able to stop. You love someone and someone loves you, but it just can't work for different reasons.
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I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.
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Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.
