Samuel Butler Quotes

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

Samuel Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902

Topics

LifeCharacterLife Is AOutMold

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

Simon Sinek

LeadershipGenerationElectionNext

Colleagues will malign you if you're a moderately successful journalist.

Robert Fisk

ColleaguesYouWillSuccessful

Most pianists listen to about four or five different piano players before they call it quits and say, 'Okay, I've got my thing together.' Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and maybe Chick Corea. Or maybe before that, Oscar Peterson.

Jason Moran

TogetherSayListenOkayPianoCall

My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'

Jason Momoa

ButterflyBellFavoriteMovieDiving

I never actually sought out an agent or a publishing house. A friend of mine named David Simmer got wind of what I was doing, and he sent one of my books to a literary lawyer in Los Angeles. He loved it, and he sent it to other people, including an agent, and he picked me up, and that's how 'Bird Box' got to where it is now.

Josh Malerman

FriendBirdPeopleMeWindLawyer

Television is blue-collar work. You clock in in the morning; you work 12, 13 hours - sometimes 18 hours if you're doing 'Orphan Black.'

Jordan Gavaris

WorkMorningBlackDoingYouClock

I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it.

Jon Jones

GreatMyselfWinPressureDoingPut

I'd rather be at home with 12 people around the table.

Dom DeLuise

HomePeopleTableRatherAround

People always come up to me and say, Oh, you're Chloe Se-VIG-ny, right? Sevigny. Number seven, letter e.

Chloe Sevigny

PeopleMeYouSayRightAlways

We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks.

Cliff Burton

CareWantThinksElseAnyone

I would definitely do TV, at the drop of a hat, if I was offered a good role.

Colin Firth

GoodHatDropRoleWouldTV

When I'm trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.

Shakti Gawain

LifeMyselfBeing MyselfMy Life

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