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Thomas Carlyle Quotes

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: scottish
Birth: December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881

Topics

Live Courage Die Desire Prize

As with the factory, so with the office: in an assembly line, the smaller the piece of work assigned to any single individual, the less skill it requires, and the less likely the possibility that doing it well will lead to doing something more interesting and better paid.

Work Better Interesting Doing Skill

Most period drama is so earnest. A lot of it is about making yourself take seriously things you wouldn't normally.

Yourself You Drama Seriously Take

Every director knows it is his job to be manipulative. When you make an edit, you are trying to manipulate.

John Lee Hancock

Job Trying You Director Knows Edit

The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time.

Good Time Old Friends Green Friends

Style advice? Always wear clothes... that are... clean, for starters. An added bonus if it is pressed as well. Unless you are wearing clothes that are supposed to look rumpled.

Style Advice Clothes You Look Clean

I'm always being realistic.

Always Realistic Being

Journalists have made celebrities into an industry.

Stefanie Powers

Industry Made Journalists Celebrities

I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and then other people say, 'Oh, that's chick-lit.' You say, 'Okay.' But it's not like you look around and go to a careers fair and there will be someone at the chick-lit author stand.

Sophie Kinsella

People Book Think Stand Someone You

The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957.

Guitar First Around Bought

God bless my mother; I know you're looking down on me.

Ron Cephas Jones

Mother God Me Looking You Down

I was something of a problem kid. I was emotional, wild, rebellious at school. I'm very touched by kids who don't have advantages; they are much more interesting than kids who have everything. They have a lot of passion and emotion, such a strong will.

Mary Ellen Mark

Passion School Strong Problem Wild

I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.

Fight Care Injuries Circumstances

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