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When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well. ↗

— Marcel Carne

#could #had #i #italy #language

I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble. ↗

— Bruce Willis

#always #before #confidence #famous #got

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#average #average person #between #capacity #devote

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#before #clear #glorious #lies #life

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#difficult #difficult task #distribution #i #infinitely

I have met a couple of six-year-olds who were apparently quite excited to meet me - before they actually met me. And when they actually met me they ran behind their parents' legs and cowered for shelter. ↗

— Tom Felton

#apparently #before #behind #couple #excited

The sound is the key; audiences will accept visual discontinuity much more easily than they'll accept jumps in the sound. If the track makes sense, you can do almost anything visually. ↗

— Paul Hirsch

#almost #anything #audiences #discontinuity #easily

We believe that it is very important that we have hopefully averted what would have been the most substantial headwind of all, which is a default for the first time in our history, and that that will contribute to a more positive environment that we hope will allow for greater growth and job creation. ↗

— Jay Carney

#averted #been #believe #contribute #creation

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. We're turning over all the information we have, including intelligence information. ↗

— Warren Christopher

#country #crimes #done #including #information

We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. ↗

— Robert Caro

#absolute #absolute power #absolute power corrupts #absolutely #always