Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.
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British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.
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I love acting. It's what I do, not what I am.
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Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.
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All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
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We have 1.8 million Americans behind bars today at Local, State and Federal level. In the federal system, which has doubled in the last ten years, over 110,000 people behind bars in the Federal system, probably two-thirds are there for drug related reason.
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No action is without its side effects.
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For me personally, the technology that has taken the most unexpected turn in my lifetime is what I refer to as 'the device formerly known as the cell phone.' I still remember many predictions that by 2000 there would only be about a million cell phone users. Boy, were they ever wrong!
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I think Irish women are strong as horses, incredibly loyal and for the most part, funny, witty, bright and optimistic in the face of devastating reality.
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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals.
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Whenever I have had to write fiction, I've always had to invent a character who roughly has my background.
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I think, though, that people will read into a reporter's story a bias that they want to see in a reporter.
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Cain Velasquez, he has some technical difficulties, but he has ambition, and he's fearless. He wants to win so badly, and he's in great condition. He's a thinking fighter.
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I don't think there's an option for me to fall in love slowly or at medium speed. I either do, or I don't.
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I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.
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I was never someone that was attached to any party. You know, I've always been an independent person. I'd like to remain like that.
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I grew my dreadlocks 12 years ago because they give me the freedom to roll out of bed and not spend hours on my woolly, thick hair. I get tons of dropped jaws and compliments, so I reckon folks like them all right.
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I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her.
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The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who disobeys the other is a fool.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Which is the woman, which the child? The joyous laugh that opens doors, steals sugared moments from the shelf? Or the dreamer mixing metaphors with tears to make a book of self To read aloud in winter's rooms When summer's sounds have ceased to bloom?
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O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell.
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We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.
