Victoria Secunda Quotes
At the same time, the daughters, in adulthood, must also make the effort to really know their mothers—which many daughters do not—in order to understand what forces shaped those mothers. These daughters need to discover what torment may have unwittingly informed their mothers’ parental choices, and to see their mothers as composites of strengths and weaknesses, rather than as all good or all bad.
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I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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I'm a big sports fan - mainly basketball.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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My greatest regret is selling my company.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much.
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Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
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To be successful in struggle requires remembrance of the Creator and the doing of good deeds. This is important because successful struggle demands that there be a kind of social consciousness.
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Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
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People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find a way to make it work. I don't know if they think I'm crazy, drug damaged or just an old weirdo.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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Das Bedenkliche bei der Sache ist auch bloß die doch einzuräumende Möglichkeit, daß die letzte dem Menschen erreichbare Einsicht in die Natur der Dinge, in sein eigenes Wesen und das der Welt nicht gerade zusammenträfe mit den Lehren, welche theils dem ehemaligen Völkchen der Juden eröffnet worden, theils vor 1800 Jahren in Jerusalem aufgetreten sind.
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It's rare when suddenly a window opens up, and you see a side of a celebrity you've never seen before, good or bad.
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Sometimes in politics and even in life you need to take the tough and difficult decisions which you know would be good for you and the country in the medium and long term
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I was bit by a dog when I was two years old, and it almost mauled my face. It almost killed and/or blinded me. I was this close to dying at two, which is terrible. I survived it, and there was no head trauma or anything like that. Honestly, it was a miracle.
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If the Eagles were to get back together, it would have to be for the right reasons. I think it would look awful if it were just for the money.
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At the same time, the daughters, in adulthood, must also make the effort to really know their mothers—which many daughters do not—in order to understand what forces shaped those mothers. These daughters need to discover what torment may have unwittingly informed their mothers’ parental choices, and to see their mothers as composites of strengths and weaknesses, rather than as all good or all bad.
