Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
It was only in his rare moments of silence, when his face fell into repose and the laughter died out of his eyes and his full lips drooped one upon the other, that one observer in a thousand might have known him for a man who dared not think. In those moments he looked like a mangy, sad old lion looking out upon the splendor of the grand old days from behind the bars of his prison cell.
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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
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I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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The more hardcore conservative you are, the more tightly identified you are with defending the interest of capital as an interest of the system based on hyper-competition, the more likely it is that you vehemently deny climate change. Because if climate change is real, your worldview will come crashing down around you.
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You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.
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I thought I could, and thought I would, swim a lot quicker - much quicker.
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Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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I sing a lot, so if I have lipstick, it gets all over the microphone, so I rarely wear lipstick.
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I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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For me, the Internet's like music. I don't like working without it. I will tune it out for hours at a time, as I get lost in the work, but I'd know if it wasn't there. If that makes sense.
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There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
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A lot of the time I'm working with people who are older than me.
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Language usage always has a political context.
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I don't do office work at home.
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It was only in his rare moments of silence, when his face fell into repose and the laughter died out of his eyes and his full lips drooped one upon the other, that one observer in a thousand might have known him for a man who dared not think. In those moments he looked like a mangy, sad old lion looking out upon the splendor of the grand old days from behind the bars of his prison cell.
