"A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough."

-- Faye Wattleton

#Men Quotes #Priorities Quotes #Excellence Quotes

“Its easier to get to the top when youre shooting for the top.”
“There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, 'This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role.' I pretend I'm the producer and I think, 'If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part,' and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it.”

Source : "Billy Campbell Talks KILLING LINCOLN, Taking on the Iconic Figure, Putting on the Hat and Reenacting the Assassination, Plus Season 3 of AMC’s THE KILLING". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 14, 2013.
“Without music I should wish to die.”
“HAIL HERMES! Mr. Lantiere has created something very special for all of us who love the history of mystery. The Magicician's Wand book opens doors to the past where we have an opportunity to explore the deeper meanings, myths and symbols of our art.”
“You haven't been soiling your soul in public for years like we have.”
“I think I'm one of five people in the Senate who's never been a politician before. And now that I am a politician, what I find weird about it is that I respect myself less.”

Source : "Not My Job: We Quiz Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse On Peaches". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. May 20, 2017.
“As the highly colored birds do not fly around in the dull, leaden plains of a sandy desert, but amid all the settings of natureâ€™s leaves and blossoms, and lights and shadesâ€”natureâ€™s framework of their pictureâ€”so there are truths which do not appear well in arid fields of philosophic inquiry, but which demand the colored air and the bowers of poetry to be the setting of their charms.”

Source : "Motives of Life".
“You can get real wacky on edibles.”

Source : Source: www.bonappetit.com

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