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Leo Tolstoy Quotes

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person.

Leo Tolstoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: russian
Birth: September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910

Topics

Life Better Person Arrogance Better

I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the creation of the sport.

Joel Silver

Life Proud My Life Creation Movies

Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.

Mel Gibson

Business Cool Independence You Bold

The Clintons want to do big worthy things, but they also want to squeeze money from rich people wherever they live on planet Earth, insatiably gobbling up cash for politics and charity and themselves from the same incestuous swirl.

Maureen Dowd

Live Money Politics People Charity

When I write, I'm sort of old-fashioned in the sense that I like to write something that I feel I could just perform alone, obviously, because I do that a lot in concert.

Sondre Lerche

Alone Feel Write Concert Something

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.

Roger Ebert

Teen Comedy Violence Hollywood Right

If the setups take too long, you wind up losing momentum. Momentum is very good for comedy. Not having to do eight setups in a single scene and have it take five hours is very good for comedy.

Michael Spiller

Good Losing Wind Comedy Long You

It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible.

Lizzie Armitstead

Experience Special London First Very

I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.

Chris Cornell

Mountain Go Like Proper Really Per

It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.

Clive Owen

Great Writing Back Go Basics Lovely

I could, I think, quite easily have gone to Oxford. I got four good A levels, but my father's income was such that I wouldn't have got a grant, and he wouldn't let me go to university, and that was the end of it.

Colin Baker

Good Father Me Think End Go

I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention.

Bruce Springsteen

Attention Wander Go Whatever Buy

I like not knowing about my favourite actresses and actors. I love seeing Meryl Streep up there and knowing so little about who she is outside of what she's playing on screen.

Alicia Vikander

Love Not Knowing Seeing Knowing She