Elizabeth George Quotes
I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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We've got a yawl named the Phebe, which is named for a boat in a whaling journal my father and I edited. We keep a copy of the journal on board.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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A certain number of people seek power over other people in a desperate attempt to find themselves. They fail, for self-discovery is spiritual in nature, not social or political. Authoritatively telling other people what to do is their distraction from an inner emptiness they can never fill.
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Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?
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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.
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We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.
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It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.
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Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
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I cannot sing Vampirella artist Patrick Berkenkotter's praises loudly or often enough.
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I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
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Don't be afraid to look silly.
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To admit error and cut losses is rare among individuals, unknown among states.
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The job of media is the accountability of government.
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I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.
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I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.
