Ellen Key Quotes
Christianity is sustained by the knowledge that the object of man's life on earth is his development as an eternal being. Therefore, none of his expressions of life can be an end in itself, but must serve a higher purpose than the earthly life and happiness of the individual - or even than that of the race.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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I don't think paper will go away. I do believe that the value of paper will change, and Xerox is working on changing that value. Consider a color page. Actual life is in color, but you keep reproducing it in black and white. You remove value. It's a bad thing to do.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
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People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
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But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
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When the Americans were trying to conquer the Navajos, they felt this need to capture Canyon de Chelly like it was the Navajo capital. It was a meeting place and a sanctuary of last refuge. To control Canyon de Chelly was to control the Navajo people.
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At home, my mom and my dad shared equally in the responsibilities of the family and our home and always demonstrated the importance of men and women having an equal role.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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I collect cars and bikes. One of my most special rides is a black 1930s Cadillac V16, and then I've got a few West Coast choppers.
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What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.
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In your early 20s, it was maybe acceptable to have a friend who was taking all of your time and energy and exhausting you and always a drama. When you're in your 30s, or you're starting to have babies, you just can't put up with it anymore, and that's okay, because I think your priorities shift.
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Christianity is sustained by the knowledge that the object of man's life on earth is his development as an eternal being. Therefore, none of his expressions of life can be an end in itself, but must serve a higher purpose than the earthly life and happiness of the individual - or even than that of the race.
