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Arthur Machen Quotes

It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: welsh
Birth: March 3, 1863 - December 15, 1947

Topics

Succeed Thought Better Things Fail

Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction.

Goodbye Long New Extinction Expect

Acting is my passion, but I like hosting shows, too.

Passion Acting Hosting Like Shows

When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.

Hard Point Just Pull Trigger Gets

It is hard to work with the nagging doubt that perhaps some foreign intelligence agency is reading all your correspondence, especially when you know they have done so in the past.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Work Intelligence Past Reading You

There are a lot of good ideas that could benefit from big media. You have a lot of companies that hit a wall and can't get beyond a certain level. They need the infrastructure and distribution of a large company.

Good Ideas Media You Wall Beyond

I want to own an NFL franchise. I understand the business of football.

Business Football Want Understand

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

Good Finding Down Others Synergy

I'm an old-fashioned guy.

Guy Old-Fashioned

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

Philip Emeagwali

Me Study Interest Those Were

When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette.

Age Personality Me Blonde You Said

You see your children growing. You look at your grandchildren, and you say to yourself, 'What if I weren't here? Have I done all I can to prepare them for their role in life?' You realize that you never quite do everything, but you want to do better than what you have done.

Thomas S. Monson

Life Children Yourself Better Look

The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way.

Start Book Think Important Way Only

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