Mary Lyon Quotes
There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.
Quotes to Explore
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Nobody is making Americans buy Chinese goods.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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If the girl is good looking and talented, and for some reason the film doesn't work, she gets a second chance. But if subsequent films don't work, she gets branded as an 'iron leg.' The whole thing gets negative.
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I can paint in jail.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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I don't get far enough into a boring book to hate it.
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I make my own face exfoliant at home, using finely ground rice powder mixed with milk or yogurt. I also treat my skin to a honey, rose water, glycerine and lemon face pack. The honey moisturises, and the lemon removes impurities.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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I think there's always room for more innovation and new things.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that it seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilised cynic to do other than worship it.
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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?
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Only recently have I been introduced to the gym and heavy weightlifting and things like that. Before that, when I grew up, I just did a lot of gymnastics and dance. I had more of an athletic background, but nothing where I was in the gym or using any kind of weights.
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The role of the artist is to create an Anti-environment as a means of perception and adjustment. (p. 31)
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The intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible.
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There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.
