James Branch Cabell Quotes
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
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Have you noticed the physical resemblance between Imran Khan and Gaddafi? If you were making a movie of the life of Gaddafi and you wanted a slightly better-looking version of Gaddafi, you might cast Imran Khan.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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What is your identity, and how do you know who you are if you don't have language?
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In externals we advance with lightening express speed, in modes of thought and sympathy we lumber on in stage-coach fashion.
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I'm a historian in my own mind.
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And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power.
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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
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OK, I've been very wild, but I've never really been the sort of person who goes that crazy!
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I always like to have flowers on the table. I think they make it look special.
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I like everybody at 'Criminal Minds.' I would like to guest star, but I don't know if that is in the cards.
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I don't like juries having the wool pulled over their eyes. I don't think that's what the Constitution is about.
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I've found that when everyone rallies behind a cause, and when they learn their effort can contribute something bigger, they get engaged.
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I take the time to look at my videos after a fight to see not what I did right but what I did wrong, to learn from those mistakes.
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To me, no matter who you're casting for what role, if something's authentic, usually you can mine something good there.
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The dieting wars have got to stop.
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By 2020, 50 percent of imports should be reduced, which should become 75 percent by 2025. By 2030, India should be energy independent.
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I went outside, tripping over slabs of sunshine the size of towns. The sun was like a crowd of people, it was a party, it was music. The sun was blaring through the walls of the houses and beating down the steps. The Sun was drumming time into the stone. The sun was rhythming the day. (p. 197)
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I always say that the stand-up world is the arena of the unwell, and it is.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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There is not a moment when I do not feel the presence of a Witness whose eye misses nothing and with whom I strive to keep in tune.
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Tell the rabble my name is Cabell.
