George Eliot Quotes
We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us.
George Eliot
Quotes to Explore
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There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.
Edouard Manet
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I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics is not war. Terrorism is.
Pat Roberts
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Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying?
Tamsin Greig
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I wrote fiction during my entire childhood, from age 4 to 18, and started writing plays when I went to Yale and Oxford.
Taiye Selasi
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God is decisively drawn to the humble.
C. J. Mahaney
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You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
P. T. Barnum
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I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it.
Laura Linney
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Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.
Rajiv Ouseph
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
Dan Scanlon
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I was a fan of Jon Jones. I thought he was great.
Daniel Cormier
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Scientists care deeply about their place in that culture, and their contribution to it.
Haldan Keffer Hartline
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I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.
Joanne Rowling
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The rich man... is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.
Henry David Thoreau
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After 'Urinetown,' 'Avenue Q' and now 'Mormon,' is there an envelope remaining to be pushed?
Rich Sommer
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Everything I did and continue to do happens for a reason, and honestly, I don't regret much in my life.
Jaime Pressly
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A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.
Sean Bean
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We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us.
George Eliot
