Vicki Baum Quotes
Marriage always demands the finest arts of insincerity possible between two human beings.
Quotes to Explore
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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At the end of your twenties, you realize you are inherently flawed, and that's great, and that's what makes you dynamic.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.
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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it.
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Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility.
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I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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I like shopping at retail places like JC Penney or Macy's, and maybe buying a top or a shirt, and then buying a skirt from Rue 21 or Forever 21 because they have the maxi skirts, which I appreciate so much, and then topping it off with something that I buy from a Somali shop.
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The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running through it, but not to good enough effect.
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Total intimacy is a myth; that said, a particular kind of loneliness can be both beautiful and fruitful.
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Surely, marriage is throwing anchor and saying, 'This is where I'm staying. I've made my choice, and this is all I want because I've been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door, and I want to stand still.' That's what I expected.
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The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.
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Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.
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If you are striving to have more happiness in your life, it helps to guide your mind towards starting to recognize what are selfish motivations and what are constructive motivations.
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Marriage always demands the finest arts of insincerity possible between two human beings.
