Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.

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How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.
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Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.
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I think there are only two kinds of heroes: the flamboyant ones and the angry-yet-silent types. Every character on TV falls into either category.
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It has often struck me with awe that some of the most deeply religious people I know have been, on the surface, atheists.
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Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
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It was immigration that taught us, it does not matter where you came from, or who your parents were. What counts is who you are.
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I was weeping because Richard Parker left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch the farewell. I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things meaningful shape.
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Nothing helps you sleep at night so much as being absolutely certain that you're right, and everyone else is evil.
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You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.
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The less somebody knows and understand himself the less great he is, however great may be his talent. For this reason our scientists are not great.
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...death seemed the most prevalent feature of the landscape.
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Birthdays was the worst days; now we sip champagne when we're thirsty.
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They make poor observations, because they choose among the results of their experiments only what suits their object, neglecting whatever is unrelated to it and carefully setting aside everything which might tend toward the idea they wish to combat.
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Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution.
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The bar is so low in rap - mediocrity is king!
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The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.
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A person working 45 hours per week averages 44% more income than someone working 40 hours per week. That’s 44% more income for 13% more time.
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There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot win by means of logic, have always resorted to guns.
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I have a twenty-month-old baby, a sixteen-year-old boy - same maturity level.
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Genesis fans are a religious group!
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He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.