People talk about the '60s, but they were merely a mass production of what the '50s had begun. ~Peter O'Toole
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
#quotes #francis-bacon #truth
Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
#quotes #edmond-about #marriage
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
#quotes #lucretius #piety #mind #peace
In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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I am having a good time doing nothing. ~Phylicia Rashad
#quotes #phylicia-rashad #happiness
Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
#quotes #jerry-seinfeld #artist #inspiration
I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
#quotes #melody-carlson #writing #process
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
#proverbs #moroccan-proverbs #life
There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary reason for being watchful of the industry of his fellow workmen. ~Leland Stanford
#quotes #leland-stanford #industry
The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
#quotes #yotam-ottolenghi #chillies
In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
#quotes #phoebe-tonkin #clothing #summer
Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. ~Anna Howard Shaw
#quotes #anna-howard-shaw #politics #advice
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #books
He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
#quotes #john-locke #family #respect
There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
#quotes #james-bovard #responsibility
I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
#quotes #barry-sheene #race #competition
In Denmark, lots of people come up to me for autographs. ~Caroline Wozniacki
#quotes #caroline-wozniacki #denmark #people
It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
#quotes #jane-austen #life #faults
The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
#proverbs #persian-proverbs #kindness #hurt
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