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Maude Adams quote: "Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success."

Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.

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But was it not true that there were people, certain individuals, whom one found it impossible to picture dead, precisely because they were so vulgar? That was to say: they seemed so fit for life, so good at it, that they would never die, as if they were unworthy of the consecration of death. Thomas Mann
Sir,” James asked, “what are we going to do?” “We’re going to look for water,” said Alf. “And food?” said Tubby Ted. “Water first,” said Alf. “We can go days without food.” “We can what?” Tubby Ted shouted. Dave Barry
William Shakespeare quote: "I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than..."
I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. William Shakespeare
Terry Prachett quote: "Waily-Waily!"
Waily-Waily! Terry Prachett
It's the way he gets noticed, you know? I mean, imagine what it would be like if you were a squirrel living in the elephant cage at the zoo. Does anyone ever go there and say, Hey check out that squirrel? No, because there's something so much bigger you notice first. Jodi Picoult
I had a keen delight in receiving the new ideas he offered, in imagining the new pictures he portrayed, and following him in thought through the new regions he disclosed, never startled or troubled by one noxious allusion. Charlotte Bronte
The problem we have in America is the systematic erosion of our religious values in an attempt by certain liberal groups to expunge our Christian heritage from the public square. Pat Robertson
That's the only way to do it. Just like an actor. You can get a great performance if you do a bunch of takes and edit it. You find the moments and string them together. Lindsey Buckingham
I hate when a director says to me 'Here's how I envision this scene'...excuse me? It's right here in the script - I 'envisioned' it FOR you. Do what I wrote. If you want to 'envision', you should become a writer. Where the fuck were you when the page was blank? Harlan Ellison
Steve Wozniak quote: "For some reason I get this key position of being one of two..."
For some reason I get this key position of being one of two people that started the company that started the revolution. Steve Wozniak
Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing the horses had is nuts and cannot possibly direct a motion picture. Dick York
Terry Prachett quote: "Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?"
Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane? Terry Prachett
A man doesn't wasnt to feel that a woman cares more for him than he cares for her. He doesn't want to feel owned, body and soul. It's that damned possessive attitude. This man is mine---he belongs to me! He wants to get away --- to get free. He wants to own his woman; he doesn't want her to own him.(Simon Boyle) Agatha Christie
David Boreanaz quote: "I seem to get recognized more in London and Europe than over..."
I seem to get recognized more in London and Europe than over here in the States. David Boreanaz
To love you as I should, I must worship God as Creator. When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. In so far as I learn to love my earthly dearest at the expense of God and instead of God, I shall be moving towards the state in which I shall not love my earthly dearest t all. When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed bu increased. C. S. Lewis