Jeanette Winterson Quotes
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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I have played cricket on my own terms.
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I respect music, I do. I love it.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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Movies were a struggle for me - they didn't come easy.
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Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
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What I remember myself from films, and what I love about films, is specific scenes and characters.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus.
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I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!
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From my experience, I cannot doubt but that man, when lost to terrestrial consciousness, is indeed sojourning in another and uncorporeal life of far different nature from the life we know; and of which only the slightest and most indistinct memories linger after waking.
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My mother was my biggest role model. She taught me to hate waste. We never wasted anything.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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Originally, I was against gay marriage because I was opposed to all marriage, being an old-fashioned gay bohemian. The straight people I knew in the sixties were very much opposed to it. I was, too, and it was never a possibility for gays, but when I saw how opposed the Religious Right was to it, I thought it a fight worth fighting.
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The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.
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It's such an honor to just represent the U.S. in the country where my parents immigrated from, and just this whole process has been amazing, and this journey has been so fun and full of so many memories that I will hold on to for the rest of my life.
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Having emotional intelligence allows you to manage your emotions, show empathy, and prevent you from getting distracted. It also helps you solve problems and be a more likable person.
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The truth can be spoken only by someone who is already at home in it; not by someone who still lives in untruthfulness, and does no more than reach out towards it from within untruthfulness.
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As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines.
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In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.
