Robert South Quotes

In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.

Robert South

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We can't fool ourselves that they will ever be enough to overthrow Capitalism. If we're serious about that we need to organise ourselves in our workplaces and communities, making the links with other workers internationally.

John Blair

FoolCapitalismEnoughSeriousWill

Most people are happy being average. Most are happy being faceless in a sea of faces.

Robert Kiyosaki

SeaHappyPeopleAverageFacesMost

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.

Robert M. Pirsig

WorkHeartWorldHandsPlaceFirst

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

Max Eastman

MindStartProcessYouGoalPlay

'Philistines' was so beautiful, and it bored me to death. I never want to see another production where the rain splashes against a window and actors wander around in drab cardigans saying, 'I'm so bored.'

John Tiffany

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Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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With all the horror in the world and all the crap that's going on, for an hour and a half you go eat some popcorn and laugh with your friends. That's what a movie is all about.

Michael Rosenbaum

WorldLaughFriendsYouGoHorror

I'm a big sucker for chocolate, and I love beer, but I can't drink it because it goes straight to my face like the Michelin Man.

Luke Hemsworth

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I have just one black and white photograph left of my mother when she was younger. She was 17 when it was taken and beautiful with wispy curls and eyes that shone like dark marbles.

Liz Murray

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People need to be in charge of their development plan. They need to seek out their sponsors and their mentors and be very strategic.

Denise Morrison

PeoplePlanDevelopmentMentorsNeed

I've managed to keep my career going in a way that suits me. I'll perform, and then I'll go home to my actual life, and I've never been so visible.

Debbie Gibson

LifeHomeMeSuitsCareerGo

Surfing is simply the most fun I know how to have on this planet.

Antony Garrett Lisi

FunKnowPlanetSurfingMostSimply

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