Charlotte Bronte Quotes
No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I've discovered that the standard all-American dream of fame and fortune is not success for me. Success for me is simply the joy of working - doing good work - and then bringing that joy home to my family. But if what I do in my work doesn't enrich my life with my family, I'm doing the wrong thing.
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Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.
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I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.
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The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
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I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.
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I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
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My films are inquiries. I've chopped down all the signposts, I really resist taking moral positions.
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Your mind is the only weapon that can defeat you. No one can defeat you until your mind is clear
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Imagine filling a college with the first 1,000 students to get perfect SATs. Whatever the racial composition of that class would be, the notion seems absurd because we know that college in America is supposed to be about creating citizens and leaders in a diverse nation.
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Maybe we need to re-engage our smart, energetic youth around the world to be farmers and find fresh, green technologies that will feed the world more fresh greens.
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Islamic extremism may well be the greatest threat to Western values and Western security in the world.
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No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure.
