Elizabeth Janeway Quotes
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The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
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My earliest books focus almost entirely on psychological tools to help readers employ effective commonsense approaches to problems. There are no references to God or a higher self in the first 15 or so years of my publishing history.
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The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately... you usually don't use it at all. It uses you.
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Even though I have Twitter, I only use it to say, 'Oh, this is coming out.' I would never voice anything about me, really.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
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There is a supply for every demand.
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But if you eat badly, stay out late, drink too much, and so on, you'll pay a price on the course.
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If Adele's seen as boring, then I'm happy to be boring as well.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Florence is charming, cozy, beautiful, inspiring - it has so many great places to go to and so many unique things to see that you won't find anywhere else!
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Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there's always going to be something new. I don't think you'll ever have it all figured out.
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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.
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I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it.
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The need is great and so are the opportunities to make a difference.
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I love all of the arts. I love motion pictures. I love stage. I love theater.
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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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The best advice I get is actually from my family and friends. That has been a huge resource I've come to rely on.
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Individual advances turn into social change when enough of them occur.
