"Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at."

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"Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at."

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"The essential quality of an animal is that it seeks its own living, whereas a vegetable has its living brought to it."

Henry Mayhew, English Journalist

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"And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring."

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"Now that I can edit the whole thing on AVID and edit the whole thing on tape, maybe I will do the next digitally, because maybe the quality will become less obvious between tape and film."

Michael Apted, British Director

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"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"If we get a few solid festival shows then I will have no problem booking the lads for as many quality club shows around them to make a nice tour come together."

Pat Garrett, American Lawman

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"You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

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"Quality afterschool programs provide safe, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills."

Debbie Stabenow, American Politician

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"Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism."

Wim Wenders, German Director

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"It should strengthen investors' confidence. This is done through transparency, high quality financial reports, and a standardized economic market. This is not just for China, but also for the world market as a whole."

Richard Grasso, American Businessman

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"If you're in a forest, the quality of the echo is very strange because echoes back off so many surfaces of all those trees that you get this strange, itchy ricochet effect."

Brian Eno, British Musician

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"There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is."

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