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“I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didnt really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didnt have a great love for it.”

Certain Amount I Realized Violin Great Love

Author:B. D. Wong

“Claims have been made that I've been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I've never met, eating sprouted grains I can't pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5'3" frame. Losing 14 pounds out of necessity in order to live a healthier life is a huge victory. I'm a petite person to begin with, so the idea of my losing this amount of weight is utter lunacy. If I were to lose 14 pounds, I'd have to part with both arms. And a foot.”

“I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated on a larger scale. The stones were so big that the amount of heat required was prohibitively expensive and wasteful.”

Bigs Happened Amount Stones Scales Heat Expensive Realised

Author:Andy Goldsworthy

“I would like to leave this world and never return. I severed my ear, but how I wish that I had severed my heart. I shall never amount to anything.”

World Heart Wish This World Return Amount My Heart Ears

Author:Vincent Van Gogh

“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot”

Amount Evidence Idiot

Author:Mark Twain

“A global financial cabal engineered a fraudulent housing and debt bubble [2008], illegally shifted vast amounts of capital out of the US; and used 'privatization' as a form of piracy - a pretext to move government assets to private investors at below-market prices and then shift private liabilities back to government at no cost to the private liability holder Clearly, there was a global financial coup d'etat underway.”

Government Moving Form Used Amount Cost Financial Debt Assets Investors Bubbles Housing Pretext Liability Piracy Coups Privatization Cabal

Author:Catherine Austin Fitts

“I spent a good amount of my time - like a lot of guys my age - obsessing and blowing things up with G.I. Joes. I know it well.”

Knows Wells Age Guy Amount My Time Obsessing

Author:D. J. Cotrona

“Work at getting organized like a hobby. Set aside a certain amount of time each day (or whatever time your budget will allow). While it may indeed take a fair amount of time to establish order, once it is achieved, you will save more time than you have ever spent.”

May Certain Order Amount Fairs Budgets Organized Each Day More Time Hobbies

Book:Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life

Source: Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life

“The forces of genetic mixing are so powerful that everyone in the world has Jewish ancestors, though the amount of DNA from those ancestors in a given individual may be small. In fact, everyone on earth is by now a descendant of Abraham, Moses, and Aaron--if indeed they existed.”

Ifs World May Facts Earth Individual Given Force Powerful Amount Ancestor Dna Moses Abraham Mixing Descendants

Author:Steve Olson

“Write a lot. And I mean a ridiculous amount. You have to write so much that you don't mind throwing away and changing things that you've written - which is the second thing you have to do. A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not as good as you think you are, at least not yet. The more you write, the faster you'll write, and the less you'll mind throwing stuff out.”

Thinking Writing Mind Mean Young Stuff Written Ready Amount Ridiculous Faster Throwing Be You Young Writers Throwing Away

Author:Josh Lieb

“Sugar leaves you stranded; I make sure I have the proper amount of protein before I work out.”

Amount Work Out Sugar Protein Stranded

Author:Evander Holyfield

“The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.”

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Author:Samantha Bond

“I'll keep reducing my trading size as long as I'm losing My money management techniques are extremely conservative. I never risk anything approaching the total amount of money in my account, let alone my total funds.”

Long Risk Amount Losing Accounts Management Size Conservative Technique Fund Trading Reducing Money Management

Author:Randy McKay

“Each year, food companies use an amount of salt that is every bit as staggering as it sounds: 5 billion pounds.”

Years Use Bits Sound Company Amount Billions Pounds Salt Staggering

Author:Michael Moss

“Never be afraid to learn. Have a good amount of resilience and enjoy the journey.”

Enjoy Journey Amount Resilience Enjoy The Journey

Author:Willemijn Verkaik

“In some ways, I think "Pulp Fiction" hurt cinema in a very, very minor, small way. It did a massive amount of good. But it also made it impossible to make a movie even remotely like it without someone comparing it to "Pulp Fiction".”

Thinking Way Made Hurt Fiction Impossible Amount Made It Compare Cinema Massive Minors Pulp

Author:Roger Avary

“Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.”

Made Choices Careers Huge Amount Proud Consistently Casting

Author:Doug Liman

“My husband and I oddly have worked together a couple of times. We did a 'Veronica Mars' episode together. We didn't work together, but we were both in 'Ghost World.' We had a theater company in L.A., for a bunch of years. So, we've worked together a fair amount, and it's always just great fun.”

World Years Together Fun Company Amount Couple Husband Fairs Theater Ghost Bunch Working Together My Husband Episodes Mars Veronica Mars Ghost World

Author:Lauren Bowles

“It takes a tremendous amount of passion to do innovative things every day.”

Passion Amount Innovative

Author:Jane Pratt

“Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing.”

Self Amount Healthy Loathing Self Loathing

Author:Mark Leibovich

“A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.”

Men Hands Amount

Book:The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches

Source: The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches

“Law of the Minimum: "The worst potential competition for any organism can come from its own kind. The species consumes necessities. Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount. The least favourable condition controls the rate of growth."”

Kind Law Growth Worst Conditions Amount Competition Species Rate Minimum Organisms

Author:Frank Herbert

“If we choose an external marker as the measure of our inner worth, whether it is the amount of money we make, or others' opinion of us, or the success of some project we're involved in, sooner or later we're bound to be battered by life's inevitable changes. After all, money comes and goes, and thus is an unstable source of self-esteem, an unreliable foundation upon which to build our identity.”

“Each creature walks a perfect earth. Each one gets the suffering and comfort that he needs. When ALL cravings and needs are satisfied, each bit of Soul, merges again with the One.The amount of joy and suffering in the world is always counterbalanced. One person's evil can terrify thousands, but one person's good can succour thousands too.”

World Needs Persons Soul Earth Joy Suffering Evil Bits Walks Perfect Amount Comfort Creatures Satisfied Craving

Author:Zeina

“No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.”

Problem Law Family Amount Solve Law Enforcement Enforcement

Author:J. Edgar Hoover

“For the individual, as I can testify, a brief grounding in semantics, besides making philosophy unreadable, makes unreadable most political speeches, classical economic theory, after-dinner oratory, diplomatic notes, newspaper editorials, treatises on pedagogics and education, expert financial comment, dissertations on money and credit, accounts of debates, and Great Thoughts from Great Thinkers in general. You would be surprised at the amount of time this saves.”

Source: Tyranny of Words

“Whatever exists at all exists in some amount. To know it thoroughly involves knowing its quantity as well as its quality.”

Knows Wells Quality Knowing Amount Quantity

Book:Psychology and the Science of Education: Selected Writings

Source: Psychology and the Science of Education: Selected Writings

“In evaluating potential vendors, accurately estimating total cost of ownership is critical. Yet, this is often an area where companies don't put the right amount of effort. This tool can help those looking at Warehouse Management Systems get their arms around this key issue.”

Helping Effort Company Issues Arms Keys Amount Cost Areas Tools Management Critical Ownership Warehouse Vendors Estimating Management Systems

Author:Dan Gillmor

“I've come to the possible conclusion that being a comedic writer/director is like running track. You do it for a certain amount of time and then you have to stop. Or you at least have to accept that you're not going to be at the top of your game. And that's OK.”

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Author:David Wain

“People have been very resistant to giving me more than the standard amount of money. So I keep making films on a similar scale. Which is fine, but also frustrating.”

People Giving Has Beens Film Fine Amount Standards Scales Frustrating

Author:Mike Leigh

“I never considered myself a good photographer. I still don't. I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a sponge and I had an instinct that athletes have - anticipation. Photography really represents an enormous amount of anticipation - understanding what might be there the next moment and being prepared for it.”

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Author:Lawrence Schiller

“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.”

Art Artist Imagination Design Amount Essentials Elements Invention My Imagination Fine Arts Skillful Famous Artist Aquariums Art Education Art And Artists Fine Artists

Book:Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981

Source: Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981

“A girl's career today doesn't have the same kind of life span, whereas it used to be a collaboration and a partnership and it continued. Peter Lindbergh still uses girls - like, look at Amber Valetta - so there are some photographers that have relationships long-term with models. I also think that the industry can't support the amount of models that exist right now and therefore the relationships between photographers and models and even the clients is short lived.”

“Natural talent means to have the ability to transform, to evolve, to play and role-play with the photographer and the stylist. And really be an actress rather than just a mannequin. So that involves a tremendous amount of confidence and your ability to expose yourself to anything that will make a better photograph.”

Mean Play Natural Ability Roles Talent Amount Photographer Photograph Actresses Evolve Stylist Natural Talent

Author:Michael Flutie

“When you look at Steven Meisel's pictures and you see girls rolling around in mud or cars are blowing up? It takes a tremendous amount of courage to be able to do that. I think you have to be malleable, and that's what makes a truly great model. It's not the perfect lip or the perfect face, it's your own ability to take on a character and that's, I think, something there's a misconception about.”

Thinking Looks Character Able Faces Girl Ability Perfect Car Amount Models Lips Rolling Mud Misconception Blowing Up Perfect Face Steven Meisel

Author:Michael Flutie

“First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed.”

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Author:Queen Rania of Jordan

“People talk about overnight successes, and ultimately, there's a certain amount of, you want to call it luck or fortune or good fortune, or whatever, but when your moment arrives, you have to have been at a point where you paid your dues, or done your 10,000 hours or have the requisite talent or whatever.”

People Want Has Beens Done Moments Certain Hours Talent Amount Paid Luck Fortune Dues Good Fortune Your Mom Overnight Success

Author:Damon Lindelof

“I do like Peyton Manning. I mean, you can't lose with a guy like that - especially with the amount of touchdowns he's been able to produce.”

Mean Able Guy Loses Produce Amount Touchdowns Peyton

Author:Dhani Jones

“The mistake many people make when they go to a bespoke tailor is they often think they need to do something special - either an interesting design feature, or a particularly interesting or unique-looking cloth. I say do the opposite. Stick to something really simple, because this will be a suit that you will really want to wear, so start with something very straightforward and you will get an enormous amount of joy wearing it.”

People Thinking Want Needs Joy Simple Interesting Mistake Special Design Amount Unique Opposites Sticks Enormous Suits Features Straightforward Something Special Tailors

Author:Patrick Grant

“I'm on my own, luckily doing well, but like I said, we don't make a ridiculous amount of money and I have to be disciplined with what I do with it.”

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Author:Jonathan Horton

“For most actors, it's such a struggle to get work. Once they have it, they feel that there's an enormous amount of pressure on them to make it work, and have everyone love them.”

Feels Actors Struggle Amount Pressure Enormous One Love

Author:Kristen Stewart

“I'm happy with the amount of success I've achieved. I feel like I'm getting better every day and I'm always learning. I don't take anything for granted and I've gained a deeper perspective on things.”

Feels Perspective Amount Deeper Granted Get Better Always Learning Don't Take Anything For Granted Perspective On Things

Author:Bill Kirchen

“I do feel that scripts get developed now to a point where they're sort of actor-proof. If the actor is not very good, the narrative still survives because it's all in the dialogue. Not to say there aren't great performances in English-language films, because there are every year, but the 1970s were awash with great performances, and I was wondering whether it had to do with the amount of space and the amount of responsibility given to the actors.”

Ifs Feels Years Stills Film Actors Language Given Space Responsibility Wonder Amount Performances Very Good Scripts Proof Dialogue Narrative English Language Great Performance

Author:Paul Bettany

“[F]or academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the universe is something like a spider or spit.”

Men Giving Matter Philosophy Hands Universe Goal Amount Shapes Mathematical Academic Coats Spiders Spit Affirming

Book:Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939

Source: Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939

“Superstitions typically involve seeing order where in fact there is none, and denial amounts to rejecting evidence of regularities, sometimes even ones that are staring us in the face.”

Sometimes Facts Faces Order Seeing Amount Evidence Denial Staring Superstitions Rejecting Regularity

Author:Murray Gell-Mann

“We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I'm tired of hearing people in the private sector talk like they don't owe the government anything. We do. This is a great country because we all pay into it. It's about time we all pay into it. ... If we paid the same amount of taxes we paid when Bill Clinton was president, I would be a happy guy, and the budget would be closer to balanced. You cannot give away money, whether you give it to rich or poor people. That's what George Bush did -- excuse me, trillions of dollars. You can't do that.”

“Our task is not to find the maximum amount of content in a work of art, mush less to squeeze more content out of the work than is already there. Our task is to cut back on content so we can see the thing at all. The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather than less, real to us.”

Should Art Real Cutting Amount Tasks Aim Works Of Art Maximum Commentary Analogies

Author:Susan Sontag

“I will say that there is an inordinate amount of medicine in my novels, especially the first one. There are a lot of medical things that happen. A hip fracture, three different kinds of lung cancer, pneumonia, blood poisoning, and so on.”

Firsts Kind Different Happens Three Novel Blood Amount Medicine Cancer Medical Hips Different Kinds Lungs Poisoning Fracture Pneumonia Lung Cancer

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“The year is getting to feel rich, for his golden fruits are ripening fast, and he has a large balance in the barns, which are his banks. The members of his family have found out that he is well to do in the world. September is dressing herself in show of dahlias and splendid marigolds and starry zinnias. October, the extravagant sister, has ordered an immense amount of the most gorgeous forest tapestry for her grand reception.”

Source: Pages From An Old Volume Of Life

“When you put a tremendous amount of love into your work, as in any relationship, you can't know - you can only hope - that what you're offering will in some way be received. You shape your love to artistic demands, to the rigors of your genre. But still, it's a labor of love, and it's the nature of love that you must give it freely.”

Knows Way Giving Stills Amount Shapes Demand Labor Artistic Genre Offering Rigor Labor Of Love

Author:Anne Michaels