Ellen Willis Quotes
Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is too violent right now.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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I love watching action. I remember watching Angelina Jolie in 'Tomb Raider,' and I was like 'Wow, it's so cool when a girl can go around and kick butt.'
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.
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Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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See, I'm looking for a man that'll rub me slow, make me sing real high when he goes down low.
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The wisest have the most authority.
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The Western world is having an identity crisis.
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If it's independent, it's because I love it... 'cause they usually end up costing me money to do.
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When I think about that first DeBarge album, I remember being so green... just pristine. Nothing mattered to me but writing songs. I remember staying locked up in a room with my piano and just singing and writing songs all day long. I remember being a perfectionist about it... wanting to change this and fix that.
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Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.
