Chris Patten Quotes

It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.

Chris Patten

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GoodBusinessTruthGreatYouRight

I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though.

Jimmy Carl Black

CareerNothingTrySeeOutLived

To know anything of a poet but his poetry is, so far as the poetry is concerned, to know something that may be entertaining, even delightful, but is certainly inessential.

John Drinkwater

PoetryKnowAnythingPoetMayFar

Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not.

Melody Beattie

CrazyFeelSomeoneTryingPerson

Right before 'The Bourne Identity' came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year.

Matt Damon

IdentityYearRightOutBeenMovie

A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

Amy Chua

TodayGratitudeChildrenExperience

She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.

Sri Aurobindo

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I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it.

Robert Caro

LifeBeautyMy LifeEnjoySomething

I think people sometimes get my message misconstrued and believe I'm trying to brag, but I'm genuinely trying to show people that you can do it all yourself, and there's so much power and freedom in that.

Russ

FreedomPowerYourselfPeopleThink

I'd rather not be known as the Vice President's lesbian daughter.

Mary Cheney

DaughterPresidentViceLesbian

'Expect nothing and hope for the best' is my mantra. A drama teacher called Joseph Blatchley told me that, and it's the best advice I've had. If you keep an open mind and don't expect too much, then you won't be disappointed.

Michelle Dockery

HopeTeacherBestMindMeAdvice

Every mom in a minivan, every person commuting - anytime they are on the road, they should be able to go into driver mode and give a ride to a neighbor. That's how we achieve scale.

Logan Green

RideMomRoadPersonAchieveGo

You got to realize that the vision, the image, according to 1964 U.S. rock and roll standards, was mohair suit and tie, and nicey-nicey ol' boy next door.

Bobby Keys

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