"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations."

-- Adam Smith

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“In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after.”
“Don't steal - the government hates competition!”
“I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life.”
“I'm embarrassed to say that I don't have a lot of hobbies. It's not because I don't have interests, it's just that I don't have the time.”
“A school is a place through which you have to pass before entering life, but where the teaching proper does not prepare you for life.”

Source : Ernest Dimnet (1954). “The Art of Thinking”, p.41, Prabhat Prakashan
“I've been around the block a couple of times, and the guy I am now is the guy I like to be.”
“Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.”
“Even though she's dealing with a scar, Emily just carries on with life. It's not a big deal. While we were shooting the scene, I tried it different ways. I tried it where I was hiding my face, and Chris [Weitz] was like, "Let's try it where she doesn't care," and that's who she is. She doesn't care what anybody else thinks.”

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