Ben Elliot Quotes

My father instilled in me an attitude that you couldn't really enjoy yourself unless you had done something to deserve it. So, my childhood was spent working on farms or local shops or, when I got older, in banks.

Ben Elliot

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FatherAttitudeChildhoodYourself

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

InspirationalLoveGreatWingsDeeds

I just always felt really confident, comfortable, and free as a kid - I understood what it was like to feel powerful and strong without having any negative connotation early on. And even to this day, I feel in tune with my body. I can sense when I get out of balance.

Jenna Dewan

DayBalanceFreeNegativeStrong

The beauty of it is when you can just show up and hit the notes.

John Lone

BeautyYouUpNotesShowJust

I was in the music industry as Amanda Diva for 10 years but I realized that I had bigger work to do and needed to get busy doing that work. I really do believe that I'm here for a bigger purpose, and I want to be a role model and speak for the black community and black women specifically. Humor was the way it felt most organic and effective for me.

Amanda Seales

WorkWomenMusicCommunityHumorMe

I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.

Ruben Studdard

GreatTimeRidePeopleWorldThink

I set goals, and I like to reach them and accomplish new things.

CM Punk

GoalsNew ThingsReachAccomplish

Each step of the way, I'm learning. When I leave an interview, I learn whether I feel, 'Oh, that was nice,' or that made me feel like a little piece of me was taken.

Brie Larson

LearningStepMeFeelLearnNice

One of the illusions that we live by is that we can really know anybody else, and we're often surprised by traits in people that we thought we knew very well. The struggle to overcome loneliness, which is sort of our universal burden, leads us to leap to conclusions about who other people are.

Thomas McGuane

LiveLonelinessStrugglePeopleKnow

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't.

Thomas Perry

ThinkBetterYouSayFirstNine

When people refer to a cage fight as war, I think it's kinda cute... A war, huh? You know what a war is? They, evidently, don't. It's not maybe their place to know what it is, but I do.

Tim Kennedy

CuteFightWarPeopleThinkYou

I get by with a little help from my friends.

Ringo Starr

FriendsHelpLittleGetLittle Help

Sometimes you find that there is better material in small and more independent movies. There's more risk-taking.

Nick Stahl

SmallBetterYouFindSometimes

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