Jul 29, 2012

Laurel Quotes

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life. - Angela Davis

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do. - Michael Stipe

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels. - Roy Barnes

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to rest on their laurels. - Nicholas Sparks

I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think.- Zooey Deschanel

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before. - David Cassidy

Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.- Percy Bysshe Shelley

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.- Helen Hayes

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

There's a lot of guys that just get comfortable with their positions and rest on their laurels. I had to earn my way. - Paul Walker

We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don't rest on our laurels. Shawn Wayans Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. - Wendell Phillips

With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a good script it can be trouble because you rest on your laurels, so to speak, you think it's going to translate easily.
- Robert Downey, Jr.

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