Marjorie Holmes Quotes
Simply to ask a blessing upon one's circumstances, whatever they are, is somehow to improve them, and to tap some mysterious source of energy and joy.
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I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books in it.
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There is no sin except stupidity.
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Everyone teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting. So I think I've still got to learn a little bit more and to pick up a few more tips, I suppose.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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I just love France, I love French people, I love the French language, I love French food. I love their mentality. I just feel like it's me. I'm very French.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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I came into the rap game in 1992; my life was changing, but my group wasn't successful; I also saw the biggest rappers in the world die all of a sudden in the ensuing years, so it was a matter of conquering yourself before you can conquer the world.
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I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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The American principles of democracy expresses the deepest values of the Sharia both structurally and in the government... Sharia requires us Muslims anywhere to abide by the law of the land.
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Death is the beginning of something.
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In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great.
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Acting gives me an adrenalin rush I don't get from anything else.
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A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.
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All rationalism tends to minimalise the value and the importance of life and to decrease the sum total of human happiness.
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I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.
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No matter what you have gone through in your youth, it is about who you choose to be in life. You can define your own destiny. You can be stronger than a very difficult past and overcome it.
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Simply to ask a blessing upon one's circumstances, whatever they are, is somehow to improve them, and to tap some mysterious source of energy and joy.
