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Sydney Smith Quotes

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: english
Birth: June 3, 1771 - February 22, 1845

Topics

Nature Talent Succeed Desert You

There seems to be a great propensity in this business to write tear-jerkers, 'You-left-me' songs. I thought, 'Why don't I count my blessings by looking at what I have?' I'm pretty much an optimistic guy.

Jerry Jeff Walker

Business Great Looking Thought Why

By then I was in Brooklyn and drank my way through that summer. I stopped when I got sick of that and got a job at the Strand bookstore, which was a little better than the tax job.

Job Sick Better Brooklyn Summer Tax

I suspect that most retailers are so busy buying goods, taking care of markdowns, and so on that they have too little time to give thought to creativity.

Time Creativity Busy Thought Care

I have some English words on the first album, but any time I try to do it, you miss something. You think it's just a simple translation from French to English, but it's so different as far as the understanding.

Time Simple Words Think You Try

I am not a journalist or an academic.

I Am Academic Journalist Am

I think of myself as an actor first, not a sex symbol. Do I think I'm sexy? No, that's someone else's judgment, and I honestly don't think you can try to be sexy and really succeed.

Myself Succeed Think Sexy Someone

I don't feel like I even need to contribute.

Feel Need Like Even Contribute

In Indiana, the Affordable Care Act will raise the average cost of health insurance in the individual market by an unaffordable 72 percent.

Health Care Insurance Will Cost Act

We had a thing there where you could turn in - it was some sort of recycling program - the bottle caps of RC Cola. You'd turn in 12 of them, and you'd get a ticket to see a movie. That's how I started going to the movies. Running around the neighborhood looking for bottle caps. We were like little scavengers.

Looking You Movies See Turn Little

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.

Words Thoughts Gun Heaven Target

Dad always said, 'Get a degree and do something on your own before you start movies.' He always kept me grounded, telling me the realities of the business and the struggles even the legends had to go through.

Business Me Start You Said Movies

You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Life People Me Influence My Life

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