Can Do Quotes - Page 39

• The worst service, I fancy, that anyone can do for truth, is to set silly people writing on its behalf.

  George Eliot

  Silly, Writing, People

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• Superstition is the poetry of life. It is inherent in man's nature; and when we think it is wholly eradicated, it takes refuge in the strangest holes and corners, whence it peeps out all at once, as soon as it can do it with safety.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Men, Thinking, Safety

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• The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Deeds, Might, Manly

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.49, Harvard University Press

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• I have done many impious things--no great ruler can do otherwise. I have put the good of the Empire before all human considerations. To keep the Empire free from factions I have had to commit many crimes.

  Robert Graves

  Done, Empires, Crime

  Robert Graves, Richard Francis (2000). “I, Claudius ; and, Claudius the god”, Carcanet Press Ltd.

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• There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world.

  Deepak Chopra

  Self Esteem, World, Affluence

  Deepak Chopra (2010). “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams”, p.66, Amber-Allen Publishing

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• In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes.

  Bill Vaughan

  President, Want, Affair

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• I think everyone has dreams, and its just how you go about pursuing that. And I think anybody can do anything that they set their mind to. So if you set your mind to do something, and you exhaust every opportunity, I think youre going to get there.

  Josie Loren

  Dream, Opportunity, Thinking

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• Stories are the only thing that I can be bothered with. Its the only way that I can do anything, even if Im quite useless. Its the only area in being human where I could be a little useful.

  Alice Englert

  Stories, Useless, Littles

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• We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do.

  Alicia Keys

  Thinking, People, Slavery

  "Alicia Keys Talks Inspiration, Family And Prayer With ORIGIN Magazine (PHOTOS)". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 1, 2013.

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• My mother is very wise and intelligent. If I have children and can do half as good a job as she did in keeping me in line, I'll be very happy.

  Brandon Lee

  Wise, Mother, Jobs

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• I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced that this person, a cop, can do only so much without a gun.

  Donnie Yen

  Character, Gun, Cop

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• It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.

  Jonah Hill

  Thinking, People, Giving

  Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. September 21, 2011.

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• I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her.

  Aretha Franklin

  Girl, Crazy, Years

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• Because of the shape of my eyes, I can wear a lot of make-up. I can do a smoky look in the evening, but in the day I wear a lot less. Most women don't deal with lip pencils - they have been given a bad name, but are essential, especially as we get older.

  Lulu

  Eye, Names, Shapes

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• I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

  Johnny Marr

  Moving, Rocks, Guitar

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• I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.

  Diane Ladd

  Looks, Accents, Irish Accent

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• Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.

  Diane Ladd

  Kissing, Mind, Sides

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• I don't know what I can do about the aging. Yes, I am aging. Oh my God, I'm aging all the time. It's like those flowers that wilt in front of you in time-lapse films. But what can I possibly do? Look like a lunatic?

  Sarah Jessica Parker

  Flower, Lapses, Looks

  "Why We Love Sarah Jessica Parker" by Maggie Bullock, www.elle.com. December 2, 2010.

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• All those spices and herbs in your spice rack can do more than provide calorie-free, natural flavorings to enhance and make food delicious. Theyre also an incredible source of antioxidants and help rev up your metabolism and improve your health at the same time.

  Suzanne Somers

  Spices, Herbs, Helping

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• Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.

  Bill Nighy

  Guitar, Order, Singing

  "Record doctor" by Paul Mardles, www.theguardian.com. March 14, 2009.

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• One of the reasons I like a suit is because I've never been that keen on my body. The shape a suit presents is always going to be better than anything I can do.

  Bill Nighy

  Body, Shapes, Suits

  "Bill Nighy: 'I'm relaxed naked'" by Paul Millar, www.digitalspy.com. July 4, 2010.

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• I simply want to take a break and catch my breath. But I also think that, sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is to deliberately keep some time free and see what the world throws at you.

  Ruth Wilson

  Thinking, World, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.

  Magic Johnson

  Team, Successful, Deals

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• It's been kind of hard, I'm labeled as a jerk right now, you know what I mean? But I love it. I've been a jerk all my life. My momma loves this jerk. My kids love this jerk. I'm going to be a jerk in a good way, though. I'm going to be a jerk to the other teams and just go out there and play basketball. I can do that.

  Stephen Jackson

  Basketball, Team, Mean

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• In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

  Brian May

  Mistake, People, Waiting

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