Dorothea Brande Quotes
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The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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My couch is made of cat's hair. The cushions have been obscured, and it's made of salt-and-pepper fur. I can't have visitors. I can't ask people to sit on that couch because they become implicated in the furriness of it, and they're walking around, and it's not fair to people.
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Before my book, 'California,' came out, I had modest hopes for it. Or, let's put it this way - I had the same hopes that every literary fiction writer in America has: I wanted the novel to be well-received, critically. As for sales? I didn't want it to disappoint, but I didn't expect it to be a best-seller, either.
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I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates.
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Putting on my legs is like putting on my shoes. I understand that's how some people might think differently, but I hope that in London, their perceptions open up.
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A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
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It's a really weird thing, modern divorce. I found out I was getting divorced on television. That was kind of weird.
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My children have been learning lessons about entrepreneurship since they were in kindergarten, and these lessons are paying off: even though they are only 22, 18, and 15, they have already collectively launched three nonprofit organizations and several new businesses.
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That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.
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We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.
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You can watch Chanel fashion shows and watch the news. Fortunately you don't have to choose. I always vote, I go to rallies, but I also go to fashion shows.
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God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
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Sex is a discovery.
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There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.
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At the end of the day, there's not a day that goes by without a mass shooting.
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We must be an inclusive nation that respects and supports all of its citizens: a nation that doesn't give up on anyone who hasn't given up on themselves.
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Those who hate Israel hate America. Those who hate Jews hate Christians.
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There was the chance that someday he would surprise her, that she would turn to face her husband and find a stranger in his place, a stranger who didn't approve of her and didn't want her in his life anymore.
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Sebastian Vettel can also learn to be more laid-back. It's never too late to learn. He's got some way to go. He's young and will turn out well. I'm not worried about that. He'll raise the bar ever higher.
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You get lonely, but I’m a loner. I need friends, I need people, but I’m essentially a loner person as far as big family commitments go.
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We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.
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The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.
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A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
