Maurice Maeterlinck Quotes
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
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My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.
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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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We can't continue to take from our planet the way we do and not give anything back, and the idea of, 'Oh, but it's fine, I won't have to deal with it in my lifetime,' well, you need to think about the future generations who will have to deal with it.
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This solution may not appeal to our human pride, but the problem is that our human pride in itself is sinful.
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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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Human beings are natural mimickers. The more you're conscious of the other side's posture, mannerisms, and word choices - and the more you subtly reflect those back - the more accurate you'll be at taking their perspective.
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
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To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
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I like working on my birthday, so I always do.
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A divorcee is a women who got married so she didn't have to work, but now works so she doesn't have to get married.
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Planned Parenthood is being mentioned by the Republican Party more than ISIS. I think Trump is insane. I don't think you could have a normal conversation or even convince him. I think the ego is just about Trump. It's not about the issues at all.
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Rippling, rippling, rippling, like a flapping overlapping of soft flames, soft as feathers, running to points of brilliance, exquisite, exquisite and melting her all molten inside.
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When I stand up from my writing desk, 'John Banville', or 'Benjamin Black' – that is, the one whose name will appear on the title page – vanishes on the instant, since he only existed while the writing was being done.
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Courage is of the heart by derivation, And great it is. But fear is of the soul.
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A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
