#stake

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor. ↗

— Ring Lardner

#big #big enough #come #editor #enclosing

It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#banned #burned #heretics #point #point of view

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake. ↗

— Luis Miguel

#bad #could #dark #erase #erasing

I once made the mistake of going for a whole row of false eyelashes, which was just wrong as it gave me a sad, puppy-eyed look. ↗

— Sienna Miller

#false #gave #going #i #just

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. ↗

— Henry Moore

#about #his #job #mistake #needed

I think all villains have something in common: they have something that they need or want very, very badly. The stakes are very high and they are not bound by moral codes or being ethical, so they can do anything and will do anything to get what they want. ↗

— Donna Murphy

#badly #being #bound #codes #common

The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially. ↗

— Ralph Neas

#american people #chief #chief justice #court #death

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#enemy #gentlemen #him #interrupt #mistake

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C. ↗

— Kristi Noem

#dose #fiscal #i #i think #make

Yeah, it's odd when you look back at your own work. Some filmmakers don't look back at their work at all. I look at my work a lot, actually. I feel like I learned something while looking at stuff I've done in terms of what I'm going to do in the future, mistakes I've made and things at work or what have you. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

#back #done #feel #filmmakers #future