Charles Cumming Quotes
As we get older, life becomes very complicated in terms of concessions we have to make.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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Meanwhile, fears of universal disaster sank to an all time low over the world.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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I'm not graceful.
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It is psychological law that whatever we desire to accomplish we must impress upon the subjective or subconscious mind.
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And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
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There can be a lot of mind games going on between the players. When you're about to serve, people will try to throw you off your rhythm by taking a walk. If you're tired, you can't show that at all to an opponent.
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'Paranormal Activity' was a unique project in that I made it basically on my own, with a little help, and I had no exposure to the filmmaking world when I made it.
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I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.
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I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Whatever my father did were great films. I don't want to remake any of them.
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It must have been fascinating for Bono to have Johnny Cash do a cover of his song, and hear how he translates the words that he has used. And it would be fascinating to see a great director do his take on my work.
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Historically, philanthropy has been something that you do when you turn 65, and you are retired, and you have spent your life accumulating your financial resources, and now you finally have time to do it. But because of the Internet revolution, that in turn revolutionized economic growth and wealth generation.
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Scotland is the only case in the world where the poor part of a territory wants to separate from the rich part. If independence came, one option is to keep the pound as its currency, so that all economic decisions will continue to be taken by the Bank of England.
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The Grateful Dead played for three hours on a given night, plus sound check.
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What is most unconscionable is that there is not a shred of evidence to justify the certain loss of life. Do the generalized threats and half-truths of this administration give any one of us in Congress the confidence to tell a mother or father or family that the loss of their child or loved one was in the name of a just cause?
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I think there's a terrible price to be paid when your exterior life is not an honest reflection of your interior life.
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Many things can prolong your life, but only wisdom can save it.
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As we get older, life becomes very complicated in terms of concessions we have to make.
