"It is the common failing of an ambitious mind to over-rate itself ..."

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Source : Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). “Glenarvon (1816).”, Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint

Lady Caroline Lamb

#Mind Quotes #Ambitious Quotes #Common Quotes

“Why not make cheerfulness, outrageousness, playfulness a new priority for yourself? Make feeling good your expectation. You don't have to have a reason to feel good - you're alive; you can feel good for no reason at all!”
“I don't think that there is anything that is really magical unless it has a terrifying quality.”
“Two beheadings out of six wives is too many.”
“I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect.”
“I plan to join the 'SNL' band as a maraca player and stand behind saxophonist Lenny Pickett. That way they will at least cut to me before commercial breaks. I'll be sure to look right into camera.”

Source : Interview with Louis Peitzman, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 22, 2011.
“This generation of little children is the 7th Generation. Not just Indian children but white, black, yellow and red. Our grandfathers said the 7th generation would provide new spiritual leaders, medicine people, doctors, teachers and our great chiefs. There is a spiritual rebirth going on.”
“If you are lucky enough to be a success, by all means enjoy the applause and the adulation of the public. But never, never believe it.”
“There's no such thing as an easy stage.”

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