E. L. Konigsburg Quotes

Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.

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• Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.'

  

  Mara Liasson
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• It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

  

  Cameron Sinclair
  • World
  • Word
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• 'The HoneyLine' is my web site and TV segments that were birthed out of the stark reality that we all need a few people to help navigate this life.

  

  Gabrielle Reece
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  • Life
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• Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.

  

  Hans Hofmann
  • Time
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• I'm a choir girl gone horribly, desperately wrong.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
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• I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.

  

  J. R. Smith
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  • New York

• In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.

  

  Vince Cable
  • World
  • Job
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• Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.

  

  Yoko Ono
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• Orthodox Christianity, by playing upon the emotions of man, is able to accomplish wonders toward keeping him in order and relieving his mind. It can frighten or cajole him away from evil more effectively than could reason.

  

  H. P. Lovecraft
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  • Man
  • Evil

• Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.

  

  Ted Cruz
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• E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance.

  

  Narendra Modi
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  • Economic

• Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
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• Was Jesus the son of God? Yes. But so are you. You just haven't realized it yet.

  

  Eckhart Tolle
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• According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

  

  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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• Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.

  

  W. H. Auden
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• A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
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  • Done

• I'd much rather be liked because people realize that I'm standing up for myself.

  

  Maisie Williams
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  • Up
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• Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.

  

  Gary Speed
  • Nature
  • Mistakes
  • Goalkeeper

• We must have a clear head and a clear-cut stand to confidently boycott those trains of thoughts that attempt to Westernise China, separate China and bring chaos to China.

  

  Zhou Yongkang
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• Because when you go out, and you have fun, basically you're performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi. And when you perform and create this story, they're chuffed - they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out.

  

  Adrian Grenier
  • Fun

• I don't like affectation.

  

  Martin Freeman

• In 1906, I developed pleurisy and was unable to get into condition. So I asked for my release and obtained it. So ended my Major League career.

  

  Kid Nichols
  • Career

• The key is to become aware of how you are signaling your presence in meetings, conversations, speeches - everywhere you show up. Then you can take charge of them.

  

  Nick Morgan
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• Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.

  

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