Anton Chekhov Quotes
Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author’s own conscience.
Quotes to Explore
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I like a fresh face. I like clean skin. Fresh skin, cute color on the lip, cat eye, mascara, and I'm good to go!
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.
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I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?
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To even be called the 'teen queen' is crazy.
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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Companies that have strong graphic identities have built them through years of use.
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I wouldn't call myself religious. I'm spiritual. Everybody's a bit more so as you get older. I'm a cultural Catholic; it's inescapable, but I think I have to believe.
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I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows.
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The fans treated me royally.
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Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle.
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The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands.
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These Millennials are volunteering more; they're smarter than ever.
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The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.
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Do not let yourself get in your own way. Don't judge yourself and knock yourself down. There is enough of that out there already. Remember: you are an artist, and you bring something special to this craft. Take in notes and criticism, but don't let them define you. Don't try to become a watered down version of yourself.
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I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's literature with a capital L, but when a woman considers the same topics, it's romance, or a beach book - in short, it's something unworthy of a serious critic's attention.
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Scientology is not written with disrespect toward God. It doesn't worship something that is evil. It is scientific, mathematical, and spiritual. The black community has to check it out and see what's there. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but you have to take a look.
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Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author’s own conscience.
