Footsteps Quotes - Page 10

• Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

  Elizabeth George

  Art, Writing, America

  Elizabeth George (2009). “Write Away: One Writer's Approach to the Novel”, p.10, Harper Collins

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• Old politicians, like old actors, revive in the limelight. The vacancy which afflicts them in private momentarily lifts when, oncemore, they feel the eyes of an audience upon them. Their old passion for holding the centre of the stage guides their uncertain footsteps to where the footlights shine, and summons up a wintry smile when the curtain rises.

  Malcolm Muggeridge

  Passion, Eye, Shining

  Malcolm Muggeridge, Ian Hunter (2003). “The Very Best of Malcolm Muggeridge”, p.123, Regent College Publishing

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• It's an honor to walk in the footsteps of a legend. As host I intend to honor the tradition of The Bob Hope Classic and have a great time blazing a new path.

  George Lopez

  Honor, Bob, Legends

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• I love David Bowie and Cher and Diana Ross. I wanted to follow in their footsteps. So I set out to do that in a rock-'n'-roll band in Atlanta, Georgia. That led me to nightclubs and to the sort of Andy Warhol experience of creating a personality.

  RuPaul

  Creating, Rocks, Atlanta

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• To follow in Beethoven's footsteps transcends one's strength.

  Johannes Brahms

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• Even after going to law school, following the footsteps of my father (an accomplished lawyer and judge at the time); I realized that the suit would never replace the kimono!

  Carlos Machado

  Father, School, Law

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• There is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson of humility. It is the rarest of all gifts. It is a very rare thing to find a man or woman that is following closely the footsteps of the Master in meekness and humility.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Humility, Men, Lessons

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• Cincinnati at that time was also beginning to realize it had major cartooning talent in Jim Borgman, at the city's other paper, and I didn't benefit from the comparison.His footsteps seemed like good ones to follow, so I cultivated an interest in politics, and Borgman helped me a lot in learning how to construct an editorial cartoon. Neither of us dreamed I'd end up in the same town on the opposite paper.

  Bill Watterson

  Opposites, Cities, Cartoon

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• I got into psychology simply because that's what my sister did, and I grew up in a family that was very like, follow your sister's footsteps. I went to the same school she went to, did the same degree she did ... really had no interest in it, to be honest.

  Lilly Singh

  School, Psychology, Degrees

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• Even in the middle of barking dogs, you can hear the footsteps of a big revolution!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Dog, Revolution, Middle

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• I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee, it will be with pride and passion that I carry forward the mandate of the Poet Laureate position for the City of Toronto and its residents.

  Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

  Passion, Pride, Opportunity

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• Men nearly always follow the tracks made by others and proceed in their affairs by imitation, even though they cannot entirely keep to the tracks of others or emulate the prowess of their models. So a prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Men, Track, Imitating Others

  "Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization". Book by Carol Dingle, p. 144, July 26, 2000.

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• Stale water is a poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began.

  Lloyd Alexander

  Men, Skills, Water

  Lloyd Alexander (2014). “Taran Wanderer: The Chronicles of Prydain”, p.131, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• Once again, the vice president has acknowledged that he dares to follow where Bill Bradley has boldly led. ... The only consistency in Al Gore's positions is that he has consistently been less willing to lead with bold proposals of his own, but consistently followed in the footsteps of other leaders.

  Anita Dunn

  Leader, Consistency, President

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• Aubrey obviously plays Karen's, Sarah Michelle Gellar's, younger sister. And, um, she's sort of always been the underdog in the family and somebody who is not as ambitious or driven as her sister, as Karen's character, so she's sort of always felt like she's had to follow in her sister's footsteps.

  Amber Tamblyn

  Character, Play, Ambitious

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• Terrorism benefits the Arabs, it may lay waste the Yishuv and shake Zionism. But to follow in the Arabs' footsteps and ape their deeds is to be blind to the gulf between us. Our aims and theirs run counter: methods calculated to further theirs, are ruinous to us.

  David Ben-Gurion

  Running, Benefits, Deeds

  "Rebirth and destiny of Israel". Book by David Ben-Gurion, 1954.

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• Summer — summer — summer! The soundless footsteps on the grass!

  John Galsworthy

  Summer, Grass

  John Galsworthy (2016). “The Forsythe Saga”, p.338, Xist Publishing

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• One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.

  A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  Spiritual, Book, Path

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• The footsteps of Nature are to be trac'd, not only in her ordinary course, but when she seems to be put to her shifts, to make many doublings and turnings, and to use some kind of art in endeavouring to avoid our discovery.

  Robert Hooke

  Art, Nature, Science

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• Who was I? The stranger was footsteps in the snow a long time ago.

  William S. Burroughs

  Long, Snow, Stranger

  William S. Burroughs (2013). “Cities of the Red Night: A Novel”, p.60, Holt Paperbacks

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• Perhaps I am following in the footsteps of François Mitterrand, who really did want to shape Europe. My predecessors, by contrast, thought it was best to say nothing at all and to keep all their options open. That may sound like a tactical approach, but perhaps it was simply because they didn't have any ideas for Europe at all.

  Emmanuel Macron

  Contrast

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I'd have to go for Donald Trump ... you know, 'cause Hillary Clinton is declared that she's gonna follow in Barack Obama's footsteps. There's been just too much funny business on both sides of the aisle. She's made a lot of dough out of being a politician.

  Clint Eastwood

  Politician, Clinton, Barack

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

  David Soul

  Teacher, Father, Hero

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

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• James Porter said to me once, when I was talking about painting, he said, well, that's fine, he said, but you have a good mind so you can't just be a painter; you're going to have to help define the field and keep the tradition going. And he meant walking in his footsteps in a certain way.

  David C. Driskell

  Talking, Mind, Way

  Source: www.aaa.si.edu

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• The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put out into the world, the footsteps I leave behind. It's a cliché for a reason - we all kind of work our own paths through the woods. There are not a lot of paths through the woods for someone who sings, plays the cello, and wants to tour on a human scale and create change in the world. I'm on my own path. It's pretty awesome.

  Ben Sollee

  Art, Play, Who I Am

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