Charlotte Bronte Quotes
When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were - large, brilliant, and black.
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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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When I approach guys in certain situations and talk to them about Christ, they know that I'm speaking to them in a way that's real.
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I was a huge comic book fan as a kid. The only problem I had with comic books is how expensive they got. I didn't have a lot of money, so I had to be very specific about what I wanted to collect. I think they're all somewhere in the basement of my folks' house.
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A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
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In a democratic age, you can't buck demography - except through civil war.
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I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design or something like that.
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A lot of times people hide their quirks when they're first getting to know a person.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
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I hate to travel with stuff.
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One of the fun things about unreliable narrators is they can be funny. You can admire things about them and laugh with them.
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When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.
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I'd say I am more of a comfort person. I have Adidas sneakers that are my favorite thing on the planet. Adidas high tops with black jeans and a fur hat that I love wearing. I love vintage shopping.
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So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.
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Impatience is a virtue.
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Protein was the most valued ingredient 250 years ago: It was the rarest thing. Now the rarest thing we have is time: time to cook and time to eat.
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God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him.
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In the street the rain was little more than a fine mist which softened the outlines of the houses and even lent a touch of poetry to a neighbourhood unlikely to evoke tender emotions. He raised his eyes to a roofline bristling with television aerials, lowered them again to windows still blank before the evening lights were lit.
Anita Brookner -
Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices.
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If you want a transcript of tonight's program, get a pen and write down everything I said.
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When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were - large, brilliant, and black.
