#so

It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#enemy #friend #him #into #know

I think I understand passion. Love is something else. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#i #i think #love #love is #passion

Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#career #early #i #learned #lot

The first thing I think of when I hear the name of Lucille Ball is a Hollywood legend. I have fond memories of growing up at her house, but she was a different person off the set than she was on the set. ↗

— Keith Thibodeaux

#different #different person #first #first thing #fond

Focus on faith and grow your roots strong and deep so no one can make you believe in something that is not good for your soul. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#focus #growth-life #inspiration #lessons #life

I have a problem with cabinets being messy and people just shoving things in and closing the door. I will lie in bed and not be able to sleep because I'll say to myself: 'I think I saw something in that cabinet that just shouldn't be there.' ↗

— Charlize Theron

#because #bed #being #cabinet #cabinets

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers. ↗

— Justin Theroux

#famous #good #good work #happens #i

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#copy #doing #else #fails #life

When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#approval #because #certainly #confident #dad

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy. ↗

— Benicio Del Toro

#foot #good #i #if i could #know