John Templeton Quotes

Work at being a humble person.

John Templeton

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WorkHumblePersonBeing

I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.

John Betjeman

GoodI AmThinkThoughtAnyAm

Teenage years are all about crushes: crushes so deep you wanted to inhabit the other person, be inside their skin, see the world through their eyes.

Jenny Han

EyesWorldDeepYouPersonSkin

When I look back at my childhood on the Ayrshire coast, I recall a basic devotion to the idea that human nature and national character are as unknowable as the weather's rationale.

Andrew O'Hagan

NatureCharacterChildhoodWeather

This is every creative person's dream - a hobby that I'm lucky enough to get paid for.

Stephan Pastis

CreativeEnoughHobbyDreamPerson

I'm very much inclined to be a next-chapter guy instead of a last-chapter guy.

Roy Blunt

GuyMuchVeryInclinedInstead

I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.

Mickey Rooney

ShortWantMatterAskPretendGuy

I consider myself a kind of a one-man government-in-exile. I don't want to call it a government - let's call it one man's idea of American freedom in exile.

Michael Moriarty

FreedomMyselfManGovernmentKind

I've always found music inspired me in the studio to try to do new things. If someone comes out with a new album, it's like, 'Gosh, they've been working hard - so should I.'

Chris Ofili

MusicNew ThingsMeSomeoneNewTry

My DNA is building a product and a service.

Brian Acton

ServiceBuildingProductDNA

I grew up in a family of firemen and cops.

Bonnie Somerville

FamilyUpCopsGrewFiremen

Well, these days, if you're away five years, you might not be able to get back.

Tina Turner

YouBackYearsDaysWellGet

You don't want to make an enemy of Piers Morgan.

Lynne Truss

YouEnemyWantMakeMorgan

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