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Samuel Butler Quotes

Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Young Circumstances Dying

The too-big-to-fail reform project is massive in scope. In my view, it holds real promise. But the project will take years to complete. Success is not assured.

Success View Will Project Real Take

I'm just glad that the whole John Wayne persona of a man is sort of old school now, because I'd never be able to do that. If that was the going rate today, I wouldn't be working.

Today Man School Now Never Old

Soft lips are big for me. Not a whole lot of lip gloss. You don't want your first good kiss to taste like strawberry shortcake!

Good Kiss Me Lips You Want

The child often sees only what he already knows. He projects the whole of his verbal thought into things. He sees mountains as built by men, rivers as dug out with spades, the sun and moon as following us on our walks.

Men Mountains Child Sun Moon Out

I dream for a living.

Steven Spielberg

Dream Living I Dream

I'm not one of these directors, so far, that wants to have a whole separate director's cut of these things. So far they've turned out to be kind of the length that they wanted to be.

Be Kind Kind Director Out Things

There are many vampires in the world today... you only have to think of the film business.

Christopher Lee

Business Today World Think You Film

My entire life had been this long, pressured conversation about the family I represented. 'When you walk out the door, you represent us. You have to dress well and make sure your hair is combed.'

Life Family Walk Dress Door Hair

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Arthur Koestler

Sad Death Illusion Nothing More

I grew up in the countryside and always used to wear my parents' Barbour jackets. It is a fantastic British heritage brand.

Alice Temperley

Parents Brand Heritage Always Up

My smartest move was joining Google. It wasn't obvious at the time that it would be a good decision. A lot of people, many of my friends, advised me against it.

Good Time Decision People Me Google

As a kid, on the cotton fields, I had this tune in my head. I hummed it and sang it. It was the same melody as 'When A Man Loves A Woman.' I could never, ever forget it.

Woman Man Forget Never Kid Cotton

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