Quotes with worth-while

Quotes 461 till 480 of 1020.

  • Ben Parr More and more, the things we do in real life will end up as Facebook posts. And while we may be consoled by the fact that most of this stuff is being posted just to our friends, it only takes one friend to share that information with his or her friends to start a viral chain.
    Ben Parr
    American journalist, author, venture capitalist (1985 - )
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  • Louis D. Brandeis Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.
    Louis D. Brandeis
    American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court (1856 - 1941)
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  • Bobby Flay Most of the time, I grill over high heat. I like things to move fast. I like the sound and smell of a very hot fire. I gravitate towards dishes that you can get on and off the grill as quickly as possible. After a while, you'll know without thinking about it how hot the fire is.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • Peace Pilgrim Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission. While the world perishes we go our way: purposeless, passionless, day after day.
    Peace Pilgrim
    American activist, mystic and pacifist
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  • Bryan Waller Proctor Most writers steal a good thing when they can, and when 'Tis safely got 'Tis worth the winning. The worst of 't is we now and then detect em, they ever dream that we suspect em.
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  • Thornton Wilder My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate - that's my philosophy.
    Thornton Wilder
    American writer and playwright (1897 - 1975)
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  • Barbra Streisand My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.
    Barbra Streisand
    American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker (1942 - )
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  • Bill Rodgers My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.
    Bill Rodgers
    American marathon athlete (1947 - )
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  • Bode Miller My daughter's name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born. The mother is a good friend of mine who I was seeing a while ago. We are no longer together.
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Robert E. Lee My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
    Robert E. Lee
    American legeraanvoerder (1807 - 1870)
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  • Bill Plympton My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for 'Guard Dog' when I was walking in the park and I saw a dog barking at a bird.
    Bill Plympton
    American animator, graphic designer and cartoonist (1946 - )
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  • Barbara Corcoran My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever?
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • Charles Caleb Colton My lowest days as a Christian [and There Were Low Ones - Seven Months Worth Of Them In Prison, To Be Exact] have been more fulfilling and rewarding than all the days of glory in the White House.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Bernard Sahlins My theory is that everything an actor does, from the way he looks at his watch to the way he moves across the stage, is in the service of advancing a story, and in that sense, it's all writing. In that sense we, while acting, write.
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  • Billy Corgan My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Beverly Sills My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.
    Beverly Sills
    American operatic soprano (1929 - 2007)
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  • J. K. Rowling Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with.
    J. K. Rowling
    British novelist, screenwriter, and producer (1965 - )
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  • Bethenny Frankel Never eat while doing something else, because you won't get the satisfaction from your food and you'll be more likely to overeat.
    Bethenny Frankel
    American reality television personality, entrepreneur, and author (1970 - )
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  • Theodore Roosevelt Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
    Theodore Roosevelt
    American statesman (1858 - 1919)
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  • Arthur C. Clarke New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!
    Arthur C. Clarke
    British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist (1917 - 2008)
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