Jean Ingelow Quotes
And the guelder rose In a great stillness dropped, and ever dropped, Her wealth about her feet.
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When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.
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Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
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I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
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When I'm at home, I want to be a normal person. I don't want to hear, 'Can I have your autograph?'
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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My lessons didn't come at my father's knee. Like all good lessons, they were learned from example.
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I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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I found it very easy to transform into creeps and weirdos and losers and goof-balls, and I'm happy to play eccentric kinds of characters, and I have a great affinity for the outsider, but I definitely am about expanding my range as well.
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
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It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
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I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s.
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I want to empower and educate and inspire individuals who are giving to give in a way that is more meaningful. The more meaningful our giving is, the more giving we will do.
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Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.
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There's something magical about the idea that you can write something down and someone else can read it. I'm still mildly agog about that.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I like the powerful story, the excellent performances the beautiful cinematography and the vision of the "The Piano".
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What was this dream we had, a dream of music,Music that rose from the opening earth like magicAnd shook its beauty upon us and died away?The long cold streets extend once more before us.The red sun drops, the walls grow grey.
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The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves.
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And the guelder rose In a great stillness dropped, and ever dropped, Her wealth about her feet.
