John Ruskin

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.” — John Ruskin

“Jokes are strange things. If you sing a song and nobody likes it then it’s still a song. If you put on a play and everyone walks out in disgust then it’s still a play. But if you tell a joke and nobody laughs then it’s just a sentence.” — Jimmy Carr

“We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow he strikes in his own behalf helps to mold the universe.” — Jerome K. Jerome

“The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouth they’ve been in.” — Dennis Potter

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.” — Andre Gide

“When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera … and it seemed the shrieking of winds; when I am happy, a sparrow’s chirp is delicious to me. But it is not the chirp that makes me happy, but I that make it sweet.” — John Ruskin

“Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“My father would take me to the playground, and put me on mood swings.” — Jay London

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20240403

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“Though the wolf may lose his teeth, he never loses his inclination.” — Romanian Proverb

“In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.” — John Ruskin

“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?” — Leonard Cohen

“This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. You do not want to mix emotions up with a wine like that. You lose the taste.” — Ernest Hemingway

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

 

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“It takes a great deal of living to get a little deal of learning.” — John Ruskin

“The key is to view conflict as essential, because that’s how we know the best ideas will be tested and survive. You know, it can’t only be sunlight.” — Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace

“Not hammer strokes, but dance of the water, sings the pebbles into perfection.” — Rabindranath Tagore

“My boss told me to get my butt in gear… I told him I was shiftless.” — Jay London

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180813

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“Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.” — John Ruskin

“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” — Napoleon Hill

“If co-operation is a duty, I hold that non-co-operation also under certain conditions is equally a duty.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Every time a bird makes a mess on my car, I eat a plate of scrambled eggs on my porch — just to show them what I am capable of.” — Unknown

 

 

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“I said what needs to be said, not what you want to hear.” — Unknown

“The present gallops away with clattering feet, while the future steals noiselessly upon us.” — James Lendall Basford

“We require from buildings, as from men, two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it; which last is itself another form of duty.” — John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice, 1880

“A bee is never as busy as it seems; it’s just that it can’t buzz any slower.” — Kin Hubbard

 
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“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” — Pablo Picasso

“When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.” — John Ruskin

“You make me understand how wonderful it is for little lizards when they find that one special rock that’s perfect for sunning themselves on. You make me lizard-happy.” — Randy K. Milholland

“Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist. While you guys were busy arguing over the glass of water, I drank it. Sincerely, the Opportunist.” — Unknown