Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
What we are made to do we seldom do well, what we do of our own choice we make a success of for very pride.
Quotes to Explore
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The greater the conceptual significance of a literary product, the more it should be assumed that it is based on an idea that determines the whole, and that the deeper consciousness of the time to which it belongs is reflected in it.
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If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... but I have published slightly too much recently.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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From that time on, I always had the studios on my neck.
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I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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The more things remain obscure and mysterious, the more they interest me. I even try to find mystery in things that have none.
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Knowing one thing well empowers you and gives you a set of tricks to the trade that you can apply across the board. Go deep, and it will serve you when you make your choices about where you want to leave your mark.
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God, my brain really goes to mush when I'm pregnant.
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The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.
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Waka Flocka is a product, a franchise, a brand, a label... And a good guy!
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I don't really like being with people my own age for long periods, because all we talk about is our decrepitude, how the world is changing for the worse even though it isn't.
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The Sin Washer had died centuries ago, and His legacy seemed often to be in the accumulation of connections and power more than the distribution of emotional or spiritual ease. She kept that thought to herself. Wisdom came in many forms, and silence was often the most useful.
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This is a budget that does not protect the vulnerable, it doesn't protect the jobs of today and it doesn't create the jobs that we need for tomorrow.
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A national currency, with the Euro as a common currency - that wouldn't bother me.
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If people knew where the sounds in Jurassic Park came from, it'd be rated R!
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Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
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I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention.
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I've only had success when I'm not trying to. It's that weird thing where if you're trying to impress a girl, you're not going to impress her. But if you aren't trying to impress a girl, you'll probably impress her because you're not trying.
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What we are made to do we seldom do well, what we do of our own choice we make a success of for very pride.
