#any

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#any #being #clothing #does #faith

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#great #killed #many #never #philosopher

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

#composers #form #found #many #only

The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers. ↗

— Joan Didion

#definition #extraterrestrial #fancy #higher #life

I am flattered that they think that many people would enjoy my work. I don't approach any genre a different way than I may approach another one. I treat every role I do like a role worthy of applying whatever kind of tactic, process and talent I have. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#another #any #applying #approach #different

The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#any #appealing #character #cherishes #craft

What was bizarre, when I was younger, I never watched TV. I would rather watch a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#bizarre #find #flaw #how #i

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#destined #failure #many #out #people

Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s. ↗

— William Blake

#cause #distress #elsewhere #endure #fortitude

Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized. ↗

— Mike Ditka

#anybody #believe #best #body #comes