George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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I would consider myself to be a moderate Republican, but more important than that, I believe our system of government is the best system there is... and while I have no illusions of changing the world, I've had good opportunities in life, and I believe there's an obligation to give something back by participating.
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Somebody can become a celebrity for being stupid. That is what it's turned into.
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The worst mistake a woman can make is to emulate a man.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them.
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I was in the streets at eight, nine years old.
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Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.
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We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.
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Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
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We pay for content that we like, and we like the content we pay for. It's a lot more satisfying to pay $7.50 for Steven Spielberg's next epic than it is to watch my home movies for free. Even for me.
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I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do. But I do find it a bit bizarre that people find it bizarre that I've grown up.
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Once I got started acting I loved it.
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'Easier, lad, with those soft small bodies....Nothing to it. They're just soft squashy things.'
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Diego is Diego and for me he is the greatest player of all time. Even after a million years I am not even going to be close to Maradona. I have no intention of comparing myself with Maradona - I want to make my own history for something I have achieved.
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Truth was the only daughter of Time.
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At college, I wanted to be a poet. I liked the extremely concentrated language, the atmosphere of otherworldliness.
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Language should almost break up or explode in its fruitless effort to contain so many meanings.
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I spend most of my time at concerts hoping for that one second that the artist looks at me, I look at the artist, and that's when I get to say, 'Thank you.'
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A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.
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Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
