Victoria Woodhull Quotes
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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I want someone who will love me for the person I am and not because of my status. It has to be someone who understands the pressure of playing for India. It will be very difficult to be with a person who has her own career because someone has to make sacrifices for the family and house.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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I have my dad's shape. No booty.
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A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.
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Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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We are a typical working class northern family, big into our football... no one in the family was into acting. But I remember seeing a panto when I was about six and thinking, 'Yeah... I wouldn't mind doing that.'
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I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.
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I was booed at the premiere of 'Miss Julie,' a remarkably stimulating experience.
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The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.
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Believe me, you can get into a lot of trouble being sixteen years old in a foreign country with no adult telling you when to come home.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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For me, empathy is an existential question - it's about the survival of the human race. That is, it's imperative for us to overcome the challenges we face.
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In the field of fantastic fiction, the question of world-building is not uncontroversial. But I grew up with 'Dungeons and Dragons,' so that whole world-building thing is very close to my heart.
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Dan Loeb has become a billionaire searching out value in financial markets.
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Considered as a mere question of physics, (and keeping all moral considerations entirely out of sight,) the appearance of man is a geological phenomenon of vast importance, indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.
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For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.
