Quotes 1721 till 1740 of 2072.
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Those who have much are often greedy; those who have little always share.
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Thou mayest as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Too much overcharges Nature, and turns more into disease than nourishment. 'Tis thought and digestion which makes books serviceable, and give health and vigor to the mind.
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Though our conduct seems so very different from that of the higher animals, the primary instincts are much alike in them and in us.
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Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
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Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.
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Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing.
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Tis much to gain universal admiration; more, universal love.
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To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
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To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.
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To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy, to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.
Source: Letter to Sir Horace Mann (27-05-1776) -
To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films.
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To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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To be honest, I don't listen to much music! I've been so engrossed in it my whole life that when I drive around in my car, I'll listen to college lectures on philosophy and literature and world history, things like that, to kind of catch up on the college experience I missed.
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To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.
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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.
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To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
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To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion.
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To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom.
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To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.
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