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Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.
I hung onto Hollywood by the skin of my teeth, and at first I fought over every piece of bread. Later, I got very small parts.
You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan well, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
Big or small, I perform all my duties with utmost sincerity; that's the only way I can pay back to the filmmakers who trust me.
I am delighted to learn that the small part I played in the campaign to protect the white cliffs of Dover has been so effective.
It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done.
I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.
Teenage girls read in packs. It's true today, and it was true when I was a teen growing up in a small town in northeast Oklahoma.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you'll only achieve small things.
The core of airport fashion is 'not too much.' It is the best way to put a small amount of edge to your daily, comfortable style.
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual's cash flow and wealth.
A food processor, or even one of those small bowls that fit on a stick blender, is a real treasure. No, that's not an overstatement.
What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.
The solo break or the small break, it's... one of the most glorious ways to win a bike race. It's pretty damn impressive in my mind.
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
We call a child's mind 'small' simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort.
I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.
I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.
When you have to do small talk, you know, 'Hello, how are you?' after that, I don't know what to do. I go, 'OK, then,' and walk away.
We did envision that some day the phone would be so small that you could hang it on your ear or even have it embedded under your skin.
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion.
When I was born, I was born very prematurely so I was very tiny and small. And so, my mom just nicknamed me Pixie, like a little fairy.
It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.
I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.
Especially when you have a lot of technology you're developing as a small company, trying to protect that technology is a real problem.
For whatever reason, it's easier to perform in front of a massive crowd than in front of a small one, but again, that's how we came up.
They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream.
I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade at a small Internet service provider.
Broadband gives small businesses the opportunity to broaden their customer base and reduce their overheads through e-commerce platforms.
The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.
I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.
People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk.
The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.
Every week when my batch of weekly cartoons would go to FedEx, it felt like a small miracle. Then in a few days, it's 'Here we go again.'
He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.
Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority.
Just as we have what used to be supercomputers in our pockets, our homes now require the telecommunications infrastructure of a small city.
Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.
We must recognize that Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters, and external shocks.
Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.
It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.
The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know each other and have worked with each other.
In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
The world has only one border. It is called humanity. The differences between us are small compared to our shared humanity. Put humans first.