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Alice James Quotes

I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: August 7, 1848 - March 6, 1892

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Believe Compliments More Always Rule

No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God.

God Sleep People Young Will Follow

Make a choice: continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You push for colour-blind casting; you draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are, not what colour your parents happen to be.

Life Yourself Identity Parents Push

With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show.

Easy I Can Same Years Playing Show

Mentoring is the last refuge of the older artist. With luck, disciples will keep one's books in print, one's reputation alive.

Luck Reputation Artist Alive Will

I've gained a seriousness that has to do with a certain perspective, a gratitude for being able to see the importance of things. And that lends itself a gravity to everything. And that is something that I sort of carry as a weight but a good weight inside of me.

Good Gratitude Perspective Me See

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

Prosperity Nation Ever Itself Taxed

I'm always pushing myself.

Myself Always Pushing

Writers are like eremites or anchorites - natural-born eremites or anchorites - who seem puzzled as to why they went up the pole or into the cave in the first place.

Place Why Cave First Up Seem

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

Work Great Job People You Matter

Most of what I knew of George VI was from watching 'The King's Speech!'

King Speech Watching Knew Most

Nothing's worse than telling your family you got a pilot, hearing the pilot got picked up, and then finding out it's not in the fall lineup.

Family Finding You Fall Nothing Out

If you think about becoming a writer, that's just really one of the big dreams I had. It's really important to have those dreams and pursue your passions.

Dreams Think You Important Big Just

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