"Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure."

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Source : Sydney J. Harris (1985). “Pieces of Eight Pa”, Mariner Books

Sydney J. Harris

#Self Quotes #Discipline Quotes #Talent Quotes

“You get the information, and it's not your job to judge it or not judge it. You adapt, and you do it. That's what we do as actors. We're just as surprised as the viewers, sometimes.”

Source : "Holland Roden Talks Playing Lydia’s Heightened Emotions, Her New Love Interest, Her Dynamic with Stiles, and More on the Set of TEEN WOLF Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 30, 2013.
“You know it's time to do the laundry when you dry off with a sneaker.”
“And life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.”

Source : "Alice Herz-Sommer: 'Everything we experience is a gift we should pass on'" by Maev Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2014.
“I think that a society cannot live without a certain number of irrational beliefs. They are protected from criticism and analysis because they are irrational.”
“The need to compile lists is a personality disorder, as is the need to assert the superiority of some things over other things.”

Source : Radio Times, August 5-11, 2006.
“Yet if strict criticism should till frown on our method, let candor and good humor forgive what is done to the best of our judgment, for the sake of perspicuity in the story and the delight and entertainment of our candid reader.”
“I'm a big believer that it doesn't matter what you call your company, nobody ever notices.”

Source : "Director Matthew Vaughn talks Layer Cake and X-Men 3". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. May 10, 2005.
“With stillness comes the benediction of Peace.”

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