Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes
Economy was always 'elegant', and money-spending always 'vulgar and ostentatious'; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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You know, I think I did originally have some sort of idea of maybe a Where Eagles Dare kind of mission against impossible odds, but it really sort of died before I had a chance to really go anywhere with it, and then just doing the book was out of the question.
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It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.
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The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.
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I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.
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Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I very rarely lost - then everything would go crazy.
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I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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I was teased horribly as a child and beaten up a lot.
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I have my life on a track that I want it on, and I don't want to get off.
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The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.
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I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.
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Great books are rare.
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When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
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It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.
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The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.
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I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.
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The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself.
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If your project doesn't work, look for the part that you didn't think was important.
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You have to set big goals for yourself. And you have to put aside all the negativity in your life that tells you that if you came from a certain education or a certain family background that you can't achieve big goals. That's one of the things that America has.
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Economy was always 'elegant', and money-spending always 'vulgar and ostentatious'; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.
