Ellen Key Quotes
The belief that we some day shall be able to prevent war is, to me, one with the belief in the possibility of making humanity really human.
Quotes to Explore
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and 'The Bone Season' in the evenings.
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I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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Things that came before, people and things and experiences – that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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Judea and Samaria can be a place of refuge for the nation.
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Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
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An angel, legend has it, took pity on a little shepherd girl who had nothing to give to the Infant Jesus in his manger. The angel handed her a weed, but first transformed it into this beautiful flower of winter.
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The belief that we some day shall be able to prevent war is, to me, one with the belief in the possibility of making humanity really human.
