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In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.
I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn.
Good investing is a peculiar balance between the conviction to follow your ideas and the flexibility to recognize when you have made a mistake.
Conflict and opposition are as necessary as cooperation and agreement, but the scale is off balance, with conflict and opposition overweighted.
I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon.
Balance is always tough with the kind of shows and my work ethic and all of that, but that definitely helps me do what I do in the big picture.
If Congress were to censure, fine or otherwise try to punish a president, it would dramatically alter the balance of power between the branches.
Mindfulness is the ability to do physical things in a harmonious way; it is a way to remain centered in a physical world that is out of balance.
I particularly recognize that reasonable people can disagree as to what that proper balance or blend is between privacy and security and safety.
Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.
And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that balance in which the fate and condition of man is weighed.
Every move is a creation, Maintaining the delicate balance is a creation, The line is a creation, Survival is a creation, Freedom is a creation.
As a reader I like both great characterization and fast moving plots. The challenge is to balance the both and not compromise one for the other.
In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.
I get so angry. I just go through so many different patches in a game. It's so hard for me to find that balance. It's a tug-of-war all the time.
We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families do.
If you strive only to avoid the darkness or to cling to the light, you cannot live in balance. Try striving to be conscious of all that you are.
If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it's me. I don't feel frightened; I feel challenged.
[Louis] Brandeis improves the prose. He simplifies it and perfects the balance of the sentence so it becomes even more memorable and aphoristic.
Life is not going from bad to good, but it's a balance of the two that kind of goes up and down. There are bad things and there are good things.
I'm so happy now. I love that I'm in a relationship right now... I want a life... The past five years or so I've found my groove and my balance.
We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.
No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing death.
The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life.
The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.
Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all true morality.
Never think too much of yourself. Realize you are only an instrument of eternity. Do not get stuck in that terrible trap. You can lose everything.
It's scary being loved. Because life is complicated and all too often it throws you off balance by sending you the right person at the wrong time.
You know, I use organic products, but I get [laser treatments]. It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu.
Our land of new promise will be a nation that meets its obligations, a nation that balances its budget, but never loses the balance of its values.
He felt that there is a loose balance of good and evil, and that the art of living consists in getting the greatest good out of the greatest evil.
Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.
The trouble with New York today is that it's lost its balance. I love the new, greener New York, but it takes all kinds of worlds to make a World.
I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?'
For many women, and a fair number of men, saying 'I'm sorry' isn't literally an apology; it's a ritual way of restoring balance to a conversation.
I can be a bit of an overachiever and always dance that line of balance between giving myself to work versus giving time to myself and loved ones.
Accounting does not make corporate earnings or balance sheets more volatile. Accounting just increases the transparency of volatility in earnings.
Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.
I don't trust anyone... It's something that I have to live with, and I have to find the balance of who I want in my life and who isn't good for me.
It's hard to strike that balance: to tell a kid that life isn't fair, but also recognize and enforce in them the reality that their choices matter.
I really would like to start a family as well. Whether I can balance the two or have to decide one or the other way, I'm not sure what will happen.
I like experience in my side, but you need a balance and young players give you energy, pace and, often, a freshness which means they have no fear.
The fact is that one of the earliest lessons I learned in business was that balance sheets and income statements are fiction, cash flow is reality.
I love the Bosu ball. At least two or three times a week, I'm on the Bosu ball just doing a ton of balance work. It keeps my body in tip-top shape.
If you spend five minutes with me or watch me try to balance my checkbook, you can only imagine the disaster I would make of anyone's legal issues.
Balance is the natural state of life, because the basic characteristic of the fundamental element of life, pure consciousness, is complete balance.
Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.
I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting.
On balance, the use of encryption, just like the use of good locks on doors, has the net effect of preventing a lot more crime than it might assist.