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Were taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that youre never perfect and that youre never good enough.
A man not perfect, but of heart so high, of such heroic rage, That even his hopes became a part of earth's eternal heritage.
I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.
Then God spoke to me and said: People say only good things about Christmas. If they want to say something bad, they whisper.
The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.
Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability.
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.
When I'm lying wrapped up in your arms, the whole world just fades away. The only thing I hear is the beating of your heart.
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.
No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.
I know what you want. And I know what you need. But I'm gonna screw it up, yeah, cause I'm an idiot. And I'm your boyfriend.
Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice.
If someone were to say, 'Well, what would you have done differently?' I'd say, 'Nothing'. I think you need to make mistakes.
You've probably noticed how when someone says hello or smiles at you, your automatic reaction is to say hello or smile back.
Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God.
To meet my little girl for the first time was a humbling experience. She's got my eyes and a smile that just melts my heart.
Appreciation and gratitude are a must if you choose to become the architect of increased happiness and your own fulfillment.
Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change.
What life and death may be to a turkey is not my business; but the soul of Scrooge and the body of Cratchit are my business.
Look back on your wedding And be filled with joy and pride Deservedly so, for the many years You've flourished, side by side
Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment.
I manage a toast to the Christmas tree and one to the sweet absurdity in the miracle of the verb to be. Lucky you, lucky me.
In the suburbs it's hard to buy your Christmas gifts early in the year. You never know who your friends will be in December.
Starting from scratch and seeing the smile on a client's face when it all comes together in the end - it's a lovely feeling.
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
It is dangerous to abandon one's self to the luxury of grief; it deprives one of courage, and even of the wish for recovery.
Here I sit, alone at 60, Bald and fat and full of sin Cold the seat, and loud the cistern As I read the (Harpic) (Lysol) tin
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.
When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.
I saw "Follies" again at thirty, and you know, I had this great appreciation for [Stephen] Sondheim's brilliance, his lyrics.
You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don't feel cute, you feel disgusting. You're getting fat. It was hard.
Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.
I guarantee you there is someone in your life that deserves more appreciation. Who is it? Find that person and let them know!
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work.
Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom.
I've also just finished filming the role of Robert Brown in 'Just William,' which is due to transmit on BBC One at Christmas.
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
Change is inevitable. Things absolutely cannot stay the same. The type of change we invoke is up to each and every one of us.
The artist uses the talent he has, wishing he had more talent. The talent uses the artist it has, wishing it had more artist.
Therefore with idle hands and head I sit In late December before the fire's daze Punished by crimes of which I would be quit.
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.
If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!
Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.
Who is ever adequate? We all create situations each other can't live up to, then break our hearts at them because they don't.
And only weaklings...who lack courage and the power to feel they're right when the whole world says they're wrong, ever lose.
The painter's appreciation for beauty is more conscious, for he spends his life trying to communicate his feelings to others.
Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.