Lawrence Osborne Quotes

I'll wager there isn't a human being on earth who doesn't believe in luck, however rational they pretend to be in public life. In reality, most of human life is luck - and, of course, its darker, more prevalent opposite. One only has to live long enough to experience both.

Lawrence Osborne

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LifeLiveExperienceLuckBelieve

I'm really a library man, or second-hand book man.

John le Carre

ManBookLibrarySecond-HandReally

It's a very good thing to teach kids to finish what they started in the sense of fulfilling their commitments. So when my daughter told me on the second track meet that she was done with it because she discovered she didn't like competing, I made her finish the season.

Angela Duckworth

GoodDaughterMeDoneMeetShe

Your ethnic or sexual identity, what region of the country you're from, what your class is - those aspects of your identity are not the same as your aesthetic identity.

Stanley Crouch

IdentityAestheticYouCountryClass

I realize that R&B is what I do best, and I'm comfortable with that.

Stephanie Mills

BestComfortableRealize

I have taken my flight in the region of eagles; when I alight, it must be on a rock, and that rock must be a constitutional government, of which I shall be the head so long as I shall be among men.

Toussaint Louverture

MenGovernmentLongFlightRock

For a long time, I've had to hustle. If a film role is obviously great, then it's been difficult for me to get a look-in.

Rufus Sewell

GreatTimeMeLongHustleLong Time

Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.

Diane Keaton

GreatBestManMeWritingGreat Man

My agent and manager would sternly tell me exactly the number of projects that we've turned down at this point. But, I think it's really important to do the right thing next.

David Slade

Do The Right ThingMeThinkDown

I think Everclear is a weird combination of a singer-songwriter and a hard-rock band. That's why some people really dig the band, and some don't.

Art Alexakis

PeopleThinkWeirdWhySome People

The team goals are always more important than individual goals. The ultimate goal is to win the Super Bowl and to do something special. The other little goals that you guys write up, those things take care of itself in the midst of playing football.

Antonio Brown

GoalsFootballTeamWinCareGoal

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time.

Philippe Perrin

TimeTrainingMeThinkCareLong

I haven't got a real job.

Peter Jackson

JobRealGotReal Job

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