Sam Neill Quotes

I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character.

Sam Neill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: September 14, 1947

Topics

LifeCharacterMyselfMy LifeShed

I knew at five years old what I wanted to do for a living. I started reading newspapers and books out loud at a very young age. I was very focused on English and building my vocabulary.

Mauro Ranallo

AgeBuildingReadingYoungLiving

Thomas Young was born in 1731 in upstate New York. The child of impoverished Irish immigrants, he grew up in a log cabin without the benefit of a formal education. But he was an avid reader who began collecting books at a young age and eventually amassed one of the finest personal libraries in New England.

Matthew Stewart

EducationAgeNew YorkChildBorn

A press statement may be given with a very good intention, but it says nothing beyond it. If it comes from corporations they run, then it is corporate social responsibility (CSR). That's different from philanthropy. CSR is a lot of shareholders, including me.

Shiv Nadar

GoodResponsibilityMeIntentionRun

We lived in a tough neighbourhood where there were gangs, and although my mum made sure I studied at school, they also allowed me to follow my dream to play football.

Roberto Firmino

FootballSchoolMeToughDreamPlay

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

Molly Ivins

FearFreedomTimeSorryBackReason

I think of us as journalists; the medium we work in is blogging.

Joshua Micah Marshall

WorkThinkUsBloggingI Think

I've seen small businesses turn into terrible midsize or big ones because they let their desire to achieve some arbitrary metric get the best of them. Whatever is compromised as a result doesn't matter anymore, as long as the company is growing.

Jason Fried

BestSmallLongResultAchieveTurn

The first time I got paid as an actor was for 'Man of La Mancha.' So 'Don Quixote' has always been a thing for me.

Jason Winston George

TimeManMeActorFirst TimeFirst

What separates developing countries from developed countries is as much a gap in knowledge as a gap in resources.

Joseph Stiglitz

KnowledgeResourcesGapMuch

Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work.

Dianne Reeves

LifeWorkLiveArtReflectionYou

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

Clay Aiken

LoveThinkStrongerYouPersonKnow

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Boethius

AdversityHappyWorstFortuneMisery

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