Amor Towles Quotes

My grandmother, who was simultaneously a woman of manners and verve, fended off marriage proposals until she was 30 because she was having too much fun to settle down.

Amor Towles

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MarriageWomanFunDownToo Much

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

John Candy

UpShowGetTonightDidOnce

There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.

Robert Louis Stevenson

GoodMyselfHappyPeopleSaying

I never wanted to be the face of the brand. You haven't seen me in my own ads. You don't see my logo all over my clothes. From the beginning, I wanted the clothes to stand on their own.

John Varvatos

BeginningMeFaceBrandStandYou

I think that one of the most important things that art can do is give you a reason to look at something, almost give you permission to look at something.

Trevor Paglen

ArtThinkYouLookImportantReason

Sometimes when you are winning, you don't see your flaws; you don't see what you are not good at.

Robbie Lawler

GoodWinningYouFlawsSometimes

The way I look at myself, the biggest achievement in my eyes - forget winning trophies or scoring in World Cups - is that I'm still at a top club playing at a really high standard having been almost two different players.

Michael Owen

EyesMyselfAchievementWorldLook

I have always known that it comes from deep within myself. I always knew what sound I wanted, and how I wanted to play. I knew everything, it just had to be developed.

Michael Schenker

MyselfDeepPlaySoundEverything

I have six-year-old fans that weren't even around for 'Genie in a Bottle' or even 'Fighter.'

Christina Aguilera

FighterFansBottleEvenGenieWere

I have a very long relationship with America. My mother grew up there and I felt to some extent that I partly belong there. I was schooled there briefly for about a year.

Colin Firth

MotherRelationshipAmericaYearUp

Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat.

Bruce Barton

DayEatingDietYouHealthyUp

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.

Thomas Jefferson

GoodGreatThoughtLearnFirstSeek

France has been very good for me. It has given me a very worldly-cool attitude.

Marianne Faithfull

GoodAttitudeMeFranceBeenVery

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