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We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north of the new building.


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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.


Theodore Roosevelt
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The restaurant business had a profound effect on my future and that of my two brothers. When we were able to stand on a stool to reach the sink, we washed dishes, and later, when we could see over the counter, we waited tables and managed the cash register.
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To be honest I never thought the acting thing would get off the ground.


Jill Hennessy
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I don't know why the universe is so determined to keep my feet on the ground.


Rufus Sewell
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To act for a living is a gift, and understanding you're a lucky bloke keeps your feet on the ground.


Michael Socha
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You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.
A. J. McLean
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I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.
Grace Park
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My feet never touched the ground. Lots of good groups with crazy and unique images. It was wild. I spent all of my time doing gigs, TV appearances, interviews, or recording. I could write a book - and probably will.
Suzi Quatro
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Days off are few and far between in the restaurant business. But on an hour off, I like to have a glass of wine with my wife.
Geoffrey Zakarian
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I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.
Frances O'Grady
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I never go to the gym - I can't be doing with it. But I run up and down the stairs, wash my feet in the basin to keep supple, and I don't eat things that have a pulse.
Joanna Lumley
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Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.
Arthur Helps
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I always worked in institutions, I never had a restaurant of my own before, but I have opened over 30 hotels, restaurants and casinos. I understand what it takes to keep them running.
Robert Irvine
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I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.
Alex Trebek
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In the early part of your career you are always compared with somebody until you can stand on your own two feet.
Charlie Hunnam
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I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
Maggie Grace
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Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness.


Jean-Paul Marat
I don't like one-foot jumpers like LeBron James. It looks better jumping off two feet. Every time Michael Jordan jumped off two feet, it looked so much better.
Nate Robinson
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If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it.


Carl Perkins
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