Mary Astell Quotes
That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds.
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Something like your parents divorcing never quite leaves you. What you thought was real isn't real anymore, and that changes your perspective. It makes you more wary but also means you are better equipped to deal with challenges.
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The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
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President Obama has contempt for real money.
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I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.
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Real luxury is having the time to read endless stories in bed with my children. And I get that all the time. I'm so blessed.
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Being listened to and being heard is an experience that doesn't happen terribly often. To listen compassionately or nonjudgmentally to another person - not to get too heavy about it - but I once heard somebody say that was a form of real prayer.
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I think what is happening is I think first of all there is confidence in the U.K. economy. We're in a German rather than a Greek position in international financial markets, which is very positive and keeps our debt service costs down, and we're also beginning to see real evidence of rebalancing.
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So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us.
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Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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Authentic power is the real deal. You can't inherit it, buy it, or win it. You also can't lose it. You don't need to build your body, reputation, wealth, or charisma to get it.
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The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the Roman legionnaires would sing, calling Julius Caesar 'queen,' alluding, in a very transparent way, to his real, or presumed, homosexual escapades.
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People love video games because they do things they obviously can't do in real life. That's especially true with sports games because fans love to step into the shoes of their favorite athletes.
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I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
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I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilty of something you should live with it. Get rid of it - how can you get rid of a real guilt? I think people should live with it, face up to it.
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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
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I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
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My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system.
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Liberty University is the world's largest and fastest-growing evangelical university.
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What's really important to me is somebody who can totally let loose and pretty much be themselves and have fun.
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All the music that I've made in the past I've believed in. I think some of it has been more commercially successful than others, but it wasn't premeditated.
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I don't know that I'm post-anything. I'd like to think maybe I'm post-bullshit.
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I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up.
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That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds.
