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George Borrow Quotes

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: July 5, 1803 - July 26, 1881

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Politics Sleep I Am People Table Am

I always like to see if the art across the street is better than mine.

Art Better Street Always See Mine

Because of Kipling, I've sometimes wondered about keeping a mongoose about the house. But given the cobra population in Silver Spring, Maryland - zero, when last I checked - we hardly need a Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

Spring House Sometimes Silver Need

I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made.

Michael Eric Dyson

People Believe American Someone You

I think that, every individual you invent in narrative work, you have to have some root in who that person is. That may be an aspect of yourself; it may be an aspect of something that you like, that you don't like. It may be an aspect that you wish you had. Maybe something you admire in another person.

Work Yourself Think Wish You Person

Over my career, I'd watched senior leader visits have unintended negative consequences. Typically, schedules were unrealistically overloaded and were modified during the visit to cancel parts of the plan.

Stanley A. McChrystal

Leader Negative Plan Career Over

One of my favorite workouts to do with my girlfriends is yoga. We are equally impatient with our yoga. We are those people who are sweating in the back, and we'll be in downward dog giggling and looking at each other. And I know what we're all thinking: What are we going to order for dinner afterward?

Dog People Dinner Looking Thinking

I'm one of the lucky directors that pretty much every movie I've done has started a franchise. But I never think this way. I think that's the way you break it, if you go, 'then at the end, at the end we'll see you later.' I was forced to do it in 'Clash of the Titans.'

Louis Leterrier

Think End You Go Done Way

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.

Winning Awards Nashville Her Because

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

Inspirational You Dream Pencil Take

As designers, we have a great responsibility.

Great Responsibility Designers

I don't think capitalism can survive.

Douglas Tompkins

Survive Capitalism Think

In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period as you are.

David Steinberg

Time Looking Back Looking Comedy You

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