A. J. Jacobs Quotes
I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause.
A. J. Jacobs
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Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
Otis Williams
The Temptations
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Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I'm not existing.
Bai Ling
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What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.
Manuel Puig
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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Pat Riley
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Levi's can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.
Calvin Klein
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When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard to get a real sense of belonging. With recurring and regular roles, at least you have a sense that this is a home and a steady place.
Zeljko Ivanek
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A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
Samuel Butler
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My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the reality in France, distinguished me.
Gad Elmaleh
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Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music, especially from my grandfather Tommy, who was a great drummer. It's no coincidence that I play the drums best, but I am also good with the guitar and the piano.
Caleb Landry Jones
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Maltreatment is a chisel that shapes a brain to contend with strife, but at the cost of deep, enduring wounds. Childhood abuse isn’t something you “get over.”
Bessel van der Kolk
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Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause.
A. J. Jacobs