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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People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.
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I want to be alone ... I just want to be alone.
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Prediction of the fall of Russian communism: 'Russia enveloped with communism-a new religious freedom must come. God will overrule it, for that people must hear the truth, and truth in simplicity. Truly there is much for the church to do in the coming century.'
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People get married when they're 18 and spend their whole lives together. I think their greatest fear is that someone will see it as a fling because they were young and it didn't mean anything.
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Real food meas big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.
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A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
