Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
A man is not a different person just because he becomes aware. Oh I know it must seem like metamorphosis when the eyes of a blind man are opened, but he's the same man. We grow, mercifully, and growth is just awareness of more and more.
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I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
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I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
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With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on 'Oprah,' 'Fox News,' 'The Early Show,' and 'Good Morning America.' 'Oprah' was the best - an hour long segment. TV is so short, you answer a few questions, and then it's over. It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera.
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One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages.
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If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have been John Lennon.
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I put the movie days totally behind me... It was a part of my past that I really kind of put in a little drawer and shut the door.
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Hungarian communists were the most talented. They convinced everybody that reforming the communist party was better than making a new party.
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I booked my first series when I was 13. Acting kind of took control because I was just going from part to part at that point.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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Jack: These last 2 miles were rugged, weren't they?
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What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh.
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A man is not a different person just because he becomes aware. Oh I know it must seem like metamorphosis when the eyes of a blind man are opened, but he's the same man. We grow, mercifully, and growth is just awareness of more and more.
