Quality Quotes - Page 28

• A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

  James Russell Lowell

  Greatness, Destiny, Men

  James Russell Lowell (1910). “Literary and political addresses”

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• I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was.

  David Lynch

  Cameras, Giants, Way

  Interview with Scott Thill, www.wired.com. March 10, 2006.

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• I felt connected with Madonna from a very young age. I think I share a lot of qualities from her personality. I really respect her.

  Marina and the Diamonds

  Thinking, Personality, Age

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• The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

  Ali MacGraw

  Drama, Priorities, Events

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• All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.

  Ramana Maharshi

  Self, Ego, Mind

  Maharshi Ramana, Swami Saraswati Ramananda (1963). “Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi”

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• No habit or quality is more easily acquired than hypocrisy, nor any thing sooner learned than to deny the sentiments of our hearts and the principle we act from: but the seeds of every passion are innate to us, and nobody comes into the world without them.

  Bernard de Mandeville

  Passion, Heart, Hypocrite

  "The Fable of the Bees". Book by Bernard Mandeville. "An Essay on Charity, and Charity-Schools", p. 319, 1732.

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• We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities.

  Thomas Mann

  Love, Life, Funny Marriage

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• I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl.

  Julianna Margulies

  Girl, Running, Real

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• Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

  William Moulton Marston

  Beautiful, Strong Women, Character

  "The Secret History of Wonder Woman". Book by Jill Lepore, 2014.

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• Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.

  Ricky Martin

  Loyalty, Perseverance, Determination

  "Ricky Martin giving a voice to exploited children". "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" with Anderson Cooper, www.cnn.com. November 16, 2010.

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• I'm a good music provider, and I'm fine with that. I'm a quality music manufacturer.

  John Mayer

  Fine, Quality Music, Providers

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• I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life.

  John Milius

  Integrity, Men, Live Your Life

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• I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires.

  Moby

  Veterans Day, Children, Believe

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• As artists, I think that one of the good qualities we have is that we're imaginative. We're resourceful. We like challenges.

  Meredith Monk

  Artist, Thinking, Challenges

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• I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

  Mario Monti

  Certain, Admire

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• Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary - it is a really attractive quality.

  Alanis Morissette

  Scary, Trying, Spontaneous

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• Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.

  Viggo Mortensen

  Thinking, Years, People

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• I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.

  Isaiah Mustafa

  Daughter, Mother, Strong

  "5 Questions with Isaiah Mustafa, Apologizes for 'Good Hair' Comments". Interview with Abiola Abrams, www.essence.com. October 3, 2011.

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• I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.

  Nas

  Doing Nothing, Quality Time

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.

  Joe Nichols

  Self, Discipline, Holiness

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• But, in each case, as a filmmaker who's been given sizable budgets with which to work, I feel a responsibility to the audience to be shooting with the absolute highest quality technology that I can and make the film in a way that I want.

  Christopher Nolan

  Responsibility, Technology, Want

  "Christopher Nolan Talks 3D, Why He Shoots IMAX, His Approach to CGI, and Much More in Fascinating DGA Interview" by Adam Chitwood, collider.com. April 13, 2012.

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• Your children can be around you all day, but if you don't spend quality time with them and you don't pay attention to them and talk to them and listen to them, it doesn't matter that they're just around you.

  Brandy Norwood

  Children, Attention, Pay

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• Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose.

  Ted Nugent

  May, Liberalism, Assisting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard.

  Ted Nugent

  Mean, Giving, Alcohol

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• I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.

  Conan O'Brien

  Hate, Cynicism, I Hate

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