It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.
Henry David Thoreau
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was born in the '50s - 1951. So I grew up during that part of the '50s when everything was supposed to be at its best in America, they claimed, and then eased into the '60s.
Joe R. Lansdale
BestAmericaBornEverythingUp
Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public.
Robert Morley
WorkMyselfFoolWhoPublicWorks
High School is like a spork: it's a crappy spoon and a crappy fork, so in the end it's just plain useless.
John Mayer
SchoolHigh SchoolEndUselessHigh
If you speed up your trip, you'll miss a lot of interesting sights and also wear yourself to a frazzle.
Michael Frome
YourselfInterestingSpeedYouUp
Gluten-free pasta is not a focus, which I would rather have gluten-free pasta. Hey, if I have to have regular pasta... It is what it is.
Metta World Peace
FocusPastaIt Is What It IsWould
Chekhov understood that people are mysterious and can't be reduced to what we nowadays call 'motivation.'
Tom Stoppard
PeopleMotivationMysteriousCall
There's not one person in this state who believes they are going to have a job in my administration... There's not one person who I've promised anything to.
Matt Bevin
JobPersonAnythingGoingWhoState
If none were to Marry, but Men of strict Vertue and Honour, I doubt the World would be but thinly peopled.
Mary Astell
MenWorldDoubtWouldNoneMarry
I know how to sell books.
Mike Cernovich
KnowSellBooksHow
I remember doing 'The Long Fall of One-Eleven Heavy,' and I'd been reporting that story for a long time; I had a lot of good facts, but I had no story. I didn't know what the story was.
Michael Paterniti
GoodTimeStoryFactsDoingFall
So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it's wallpaper to them, it's elevator music, it's just the thing that's playing in the background that helps them through their day.
Michael Stipe
MusicDayPeopleWorldYouCasual
I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way.
Judy Collins
PoliticsMeWorldSpeakAmerican
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