A Quote by Pernell Roberts

I don't have the psychological stamina to last under artistic compromises over a prolonged period of time. I get hostile and vindictive. It wears me down.

Pernell Roberts

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Artistic Compromises Down Get Hostile Last Me Over Period Psychological Stamina Time Vindictive Wears

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Pernell Roberts
American - Actor
May 18, 1928 - January 24, 2010

When silence is prolonged over a certain period of time, it takes on new meaning.

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I can be a totally different person from one day to the next, so it is difficult for me to stay in one role over a prolonged period.

Dervla Kirwan

The only real protection will come from doing a spiritual practice over a prolonged period of time. Because it retrains us to see the world and ourselves in a different way.

Krishna Das

Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it's not just stamina in your effort. It's also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you're not really going to get anywhere. You'll never become an expert.

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Alanis Morissette

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Daniel Wu

Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.

Constantin Stanislavski

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Marilyn Ferguson

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You know, I must really work hard. I'm in the last stage of my artistic life. But I'm so busy that I can't even think of dying. I fly all over the world, drive everywhere, and when I get home, I find interviewers and photographers and TV shows waiting for me. No wonder I'm so busy.

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Without Kissinger's work in the Middle East, with Sadat especially, I doubt if the Camp David Agreements five years later would have happened. His achievements over detente, the seeds of trust he sowed in a very distrustful and hostile Moscow, helped over a long period.

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When I get down to my last dime I'll just walk over to skid row." "There are some real weirdos down there." "They're everywhere.

Charles Bukowski

I like jewellery because it's forever. Flowers die, chocolates get eaten and lingerie wears out in the wash. Plus, the girl is reminded of you every time she wears it. It's a wise move.