Down To Earth Quotes
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“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed weird. Never underestimate the social awareness and sense of reality in a quiet person; they are some of the most observant, absorbent persons of all.”
― Healology
― Healology

“We may well value our minds and esteem our brainpower. But let us respect our feet as well. They might be down-to-earth for sure, but do allow us to go forward and steam ahead in life. On top, they can kick out anyone disrespectful and mind-numbing. ("If he doesn't play ball")”
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“Most insensible, corrupt, cheap, disrespectful young girls run after bad, rude, cocky, nonsensical boys, but a mature, educated, thoughtful, virtuos lady opts for a wise, well breed, experienced, humble, modest gentleman.”
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“Formal education and current position can define your worthiness. What makes you extraordinary is defined by your attitude towards others.”
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“Whenever the cloud of ego threatens to engulf me, I remind myself of my roots. It helps keeping my feet on the ground.”
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“the more the tree goes up in the air, the more it goes down into the earth. Remember humility in greatness.”
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“Both scary and down-to-earth, he [John Belushi] once told me, 'I never yell at the staff, only the department heads'.”
― Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
― Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

“One of the powers that love has, is to grow wings in the mind of a pedestrian, though sometimes you just need to walk and stay on your feet.”
― running is flying intermittently
― running is flying intermittently

“The feet bound by leather souls feel not the humbleness of the sod. They carry the person without knowing the terrain below upon which they frequent trod.”
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“Many are arrogant because of the knowledge they possess, but they have no knowledge of how arrogant they are.”
― How to Build Self-Esteem and Be Confident: Overcome Fears, Break Habits, Be Successful and Happy
― How to Build Self-Esteem and Be Confident: Overcome Fears, Break Habits, Be Successful and Happy
“The cane is just not going to cut it. I shared with some of my colleagues that these brothers live in neighborhoods where they are getting whapped with a piece of stick all night, stabbed with knives, and pegged with screwdrivers that have been sharpened down, and they are leaking blood. When you come to a fella without even interviewing him, without sitting him down to find out why you did what you did, your only interest is caning him, because you are burned out and frustrated yourself. You say to him, 鈥楤end over, you are getting six.鈥� And the boy grits his teeth, skin up his face, takes those six cuts, and he is gone. But have you really been effective? Caning him is no big deal, because he鈥檚 probably ducking bullets at night. He has a lot more things on his mind than that. On the other hand, we can further send our delinquent students into damnation by telling them they are no body and all we want to do is punish, punish, punish.
Here at R.M. Bailey, we have been trying a lot of different things. But at the end of the day, nothing that we do is better than the voice itself. Nothing is better than talking to the child, listening, developing trust, developing a friendship. Feel free to come to me anytime if something is bothering you, because I was your age once before. Charles chuck Mackey, former vice principal and coach of the R. M. Bailey Pacers school.”
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
Here at R.M. Bailey, we have been trying a lot of different things. But at the end of the day, nothing that we do is better than the voice itself. Nothing is better than talking to the child, listening, developing trust, developing a friendship. Feel free to come to me anytime if something is bothering you, because I was your age once before. Charles chuck Mackey, former vice principal and coach of the R. M. Bailey Pacers school.”
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“You can live in another world but you have to understand the rules of this one.”
― running is flying intermittently
― running is flying intermittently

“You may object that this was corny, but don't forget that (a) corn sells by the ton, (b) that I only had two weeks to rework an entire manuscript, and (c) that it sure a hell was a lot better than starting with the derivation of the name Lang.”
― The Ghost
― The Ghost

“Seto Kaiba [to Ishizu]: If you, a government official of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, called me here to lecture me on the occult...you're wasting my time! I'm busy developing the next generation platform for Duel Monsters!”
― Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes Vols. 16, 17 & 18
― Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes Vols. 16, 17 & 18
“This then is your challenge - to take the initiative and dare to be divine - not as a perfect kind of superhuman beyond all suffering, but as a fallible, mortal, ordinary, but fiercely courageous human, down to earth and rooted in the earth.”
― Prosperity: A guide to your Pearl Sequence
― Prosperity: A guide to your Pearl Sequence
“I am thankful for the fallen coins, otherwise, being down to earth is so difficult these days.”
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“Even though she is down-to-earth, nothing and no one can put a woman of faith down.”
― Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman
― Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

“Seto Kaiba [to Ishizu]: How do I know you didn't just make this slab a few days ago?! There's no proof it's 3,000 years old! Even carbon dating doesn't work perfectly on rocks!”
― Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes Vols. 16, 17 & 18
― Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes Vols. 16, 17 & 18

“She is not sophisticated. She just needs those who can understand her. An elegant woman is uniquely beautiful and very powerful. She is content with who she is, yet so down to Earth.”
― Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman
― Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

“Be down to earth, for some, not all. Because a few have a habit of stamping on, to reach their goal.”
― Slate
― Slate
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