Ellen Willis Quotes
Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.
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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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But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living.
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It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either.
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It's still thrilling, even if my work is something that people even pretend they're interested in on a first date or at a cocktail party.
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But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.
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I share the sense of shock and dismay that the entire nation must feel at the despicable act that took the life of the nation's president. On the personal side, Mrs. Eisenhower and I share the grief that Mrs. Kennedy must now feel. We send to her our prayerful thoughts and sympathetic sentiments in this hour.
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Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.
