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Whittling Quotes

Japan and Hong Kong are steadily whittling away at the last of the elephants, turning their tusks (so much more elegant left on the elephant) into artistic carvings. In much the same way, the beautiful furs from leopard, jaguar, Snow leopard, Clouded leopard and so on, are used to clad the inelegant bodies of thoughtless and, for the most part, ugly women. I wonder how many would buy these furs if they knew that on their bodies they wore the skin of an animal that, when captured, was killed... Gerald Durrell
Charles Schwab quote: "The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle..."
The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away Charles Schwab
You shouldn't speak until you know what you're talking about. That's why I get uncomfortable with interviews. Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think China should do? I'm a fucking actor! They hand me a script. I act. I'm here for entertainment. Basically, when you whittle everything away, I'm a grown man who puts on makeup. Brad Pitt
There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something, is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. Charlie Kaufman
We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what’s left is who we truly are. Arianna Huffington
Raymond Hull quote: "He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle..."
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. Raymond Hull
Frank Whittle quote: "Gentlemen, I give you the Whittle engine."
Gentlemen, I give you the Whittle engine. Frank Whittle
I have like 250 letters that I have to whittle it down to 150. Only then do you have the whole overview of a book. When it was finally edited, at least my take was, everybody's lying. You know? Don Novello
Charles M. Schwab quote: "A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle..."
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away. Charles M. Schwab
Russell Baker quote: "Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory..."
Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory that profits can be maximized by minimizing the product. Russell Baker

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