Quotes with perfection-you

Quotes 2601 till 2620 of 10591.

  • Barbara Ehrenreich I complain to one of my fellow servers that I don't understand how she can go so long without food. Well, I don't understand how you can go so long without a cigarette, she responds in a tone of reproach. Because work is what you do for others; smoking is what you do for yourself.
    Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2001) Ch. 1: Serving in Florida (p. 31)
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Buzz Osborne I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.
    Buzz Osborne
    American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (1964 - )
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  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    British author (1859 - 1930)
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  • Allen Klein I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Ezra Pound I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Ronald Reagan I could see where you could have the exchange of tactical weapons against troupes in the field without it bringing either one of the major powers to pushing the button.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Bruno Mars I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • Kathleen Raine I couldn't claim that I have never felt the urge to explore evil, but when you descend into hell you have to be very careful.
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  • Ben Gibbard I decided a handful of years ago that I just want to write songs that you can understand as soon as you put the record on. There's no need to veil what's happening in the song the way I used to.
    My goal as a songwriter now is to simply write some memorable turns of phrase.
    The Meaning Of Life
    Ben Gibbard
    American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1976 - )
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  • Agatha Christie I did not deceive you, mon ami. At most, I permitted you to deceive yourself.
    The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
    Agatha Christie
    British writer (1890 - 1976)
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  • William Shakespeare I did send to you for certain sums of gold, which you denied me.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Anita Hill I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.
    Anita Hill
    American lawyer and academic (1956 - )
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  • Bruno Maag I do believe that organizations can certainly improve lives by specifying better fonts, which of course has an effect on how you read your e-mail.
    Bruno Maag
    Swiss type designer and businessman (1962 - )
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  • Anthony Doerr I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.
    Anthony Doerr
    American author (1973 - )
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  • Aaron Stanford I do know that I've read somewhere that it's been statistically proven that in times of war, horror films are much more popular. I don't know why that is. You'd think it'd be the opposite. You'd think people would want to escape from it.
    Aaron Stanford
    American actor (1976 - )
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  • Anthony Trollope I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the rocks and valleys. Of course, bread-and-cheese is the real thing. The rocks and valleys are no good at all, if you haven't got that.
    Anthony Trollope
    British writer (1815 - 1882)
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  • Peter Ustinov I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
    Peter Ustinov
    British actor, writer, director (1921 - 2004)
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  • George S. Patton I do not fear failure. I only fear the ''slowing up'' of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, ''Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?''
    George S. Patton
    American Army General during World War II (1885 - 1945)
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  • Margaret Thatcher I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.
    Margaret Thatcher
    British Prime Minister (1979-1990) (1925 - 2013)
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  • Bertrand Russell I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.
    The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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