Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes
To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something.
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The use of slave women as day workers naturally broke up or made impossible the normal Negro home, and this and the slave code led to a development of which the South was really ashamed and which it often denied, and yet perfectly evident: the raising of slaves in the Border slave states for systematic sale on the commercialized cotton plantations.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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I would say my career is in a very good place. I'm in a place of a lot of hope for what's next. I see something great, but I'm not quite there.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I'm obsessed with brows, so Revlon's ColorStay Eyebrow Liner is a must, and the Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous is another obsession.
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There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.
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Know that all healing forces are within, not without! The applications from without are merely to create within a coordinating mental and spiritual force.
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I could give you a long list of things I like about Britain, but essentially what it comes down to is that I feel about Britain the same way I feel about my wife. I'm crazy about my wife - we just kind of suit each other. I wouldn't say that she's the most fantastic human being that's ever lived, but she is for me.
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Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.
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To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something.
