Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes
How does Love speak? In the faint flush upon the telltale cheek, And in the pallor that succeeds it; by The quivering lid of an averted eye – The smile that proves the parent to a sigh Thus doth Love speak.
Quotes to Explore
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.
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There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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I really honestly can't see myself as a lawyer. It's pretty much safe to say I'll never become one.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woman who's tall, athletic and dark-haired - and an actress who can play the part. That's me. So, I'm coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if 'Wonder Woman' comes together, I want it.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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Santorum is the greatest person on the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
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I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision.
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Nothing is ours except time.
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Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief - everything that is human. It is not for zombies by zombies.
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You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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How does Love speak? In the faint flush upon the telltale cheek, And in the pallor that succeeds it; by The quivering lid of an averted eye – The smile that proves the parent to a sigh Thus doth Love speak.
