Havelock Ellis Quotes

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also knows how to take.

Havelock Ellis

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GivingKnowNothingWorthyTakeHow

I never turn on the crowd. Sometimes, you think it's a terrible show, and then afterward, sometimes people say they really liked it. So turning on the crowd is only going to alienate the few people who might like it. What do I do in that situation? Get through it.

John Mulaney

PeopleThinkYouSituationSometimes

I'm a Rihanna, Beyonce kind of person.

Sophie Turner

PersonKindBeyonceRihanna

I don't think there's any substitute for experience.

Tracy Lawrence

ExperienceThinkSubstituteAny

The feudal concept of self-preservation is poisoned at the core by the virulent assumption of master and man, of potentate and slave, of external and internal suppression of the life urge of the only one - of its faith in human sacrifice as a means of salvation.

Louis Sullivan

LifeFaithManSacrificeHumanCore

A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.

Joshua Bell

FeelYouWildOrchestraWithin

I distinguish sentiment from sentimentality. Sentimentality makes your skin crawl. It's like too much sugar. But, sentiment is a great feeling.

Josh Radnor

GreatFeelingToo MuchSkinSugar

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.

Chester A. Arthur

MenFreeDieMayInstitutions

I was at a point where I couldn't find an agent or a manager, and I said, 'Okay, Lord. If this is what you have for me, I need you to work that. I need you to open doors.' I was at that point of truly surrendering whatever my will was, and, 'Lord, if this is what You want, You do it.' And, He did it.

Deborah Joy Winans

WorkMeDoorsYouFindManager

I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed it. But it was a hobby more than anything else. I played it every day but only on pretty small stakes.

Chris Moneymaker

SportsDaySmallHobbyEvery Day

A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room was wrong, it had a weird vibe, or the promoter promoted a weird atmosphere.

Allan Carr

BlameWeirdBadWrongWillRoom

Scripts didn't exist during my time in Bollywood, or, at least, I was never given one. I don't want to act at all and am happy in my cave.

Twinkle Khanna

TimeHappyWantNeverCaveAct

It's interesting how people who were once fairly radical can become, later in life, kind of conservative, and not just in terms of politics - how, if you're an artist, you can start out being somewhat avant-garde and then end up doing landscapes.

Richard Prince

LifePoliticsPeopleStartEndYou

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