Charles Buxton Quotes
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
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I walk around every day with a radio playing constantly in my head, and this radio station plays a lot of hits. But it's all my songs, so that's something to be excited about 24 hours a day.
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I was at 260 at Tennessee because I was playing three-technique.
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I always draw from things around me that people around me have gone through... The story that could be taken really literally is not from my life exactly. But bits and pieces are, and the sentiment behind it is.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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Birth was the death of him.
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There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.
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Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
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I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards.
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The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his Government, deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and friend to her foe.
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I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major in writing, but they didn't offer a major in that.
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Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy.
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I think when it came to music, it did feel quite natural because it was something that I was so passionate about.
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The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.
