Ellen Glasgow Quotes
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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
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Dementia resembles delirium in the same way an ultra-marathon resembles a dash across the street. Same basic components, vastly different scale. If you've run delirium's course once or twice in your life, try to imagine a version that never ends.
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Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life.
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I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.
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I call myself a constitutional conservative.
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Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.
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The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
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Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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MWA and The Author's Guild refused to accept me as a member.
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With so much evidence of depleting natural resources, toxic waste, climate change, irreparable harm to our food chain and rapidly increasing instances of natural disasters, why do we keep perpetuating the problem? Why do we continue marching at the same alarming beat?
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Technically a memoir, 'The Woman Warrior' becomes almost magical through its inclusion of folk tales, dreams, and revisions.
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There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.
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I have given you the power of choice, and you only alternate Between futile speculation and unconsidered action.
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Along the road your steps may stumbleYour thoughts may start to strayBut through it all a heart held humbleLevels and lights your way.
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I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.
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I don't think I got thin. I think I got healthy.
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While keeping active is a major aspect of staying fit, what you use for fuel definitely factors in.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent.
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The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.
