I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong. Use this quote
Golf is good, it means I get some fresh air and exercise, take my mind off work and see some of the landscape of the place I'm visiting. Use this quote
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion. Use this quote
We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted. Use this quote
Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve the people of the United States as their Attorney General. Use this quote
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation. Use this quote
I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind. Use this quote
The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed. Use this quote
The movie business is a big gamble. Use this quote
In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately. Use this quote
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction. Use this quote
We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success. Use this quote
I've never believed in singing about Satan and thinking he's cool, because he's not. Use this quote
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it. Use this quote
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind. Use this quote
I think it would be fun to write about movies again. Use this quote
The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind. Use this quote
Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all. Use this quote
My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world. Use this quote
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. Use this quote
