George Eliot Quotes
The beginning of hardship is like the first taste of bitter food--it seems for a moment unbearable; yet, if there is nothing else to satisfy our hunger, we take another bite and find it possible to go on.George Eliot
Quotes to Explore
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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
Ed Markey -
If my books appear to a reader to be oversimplified, then you shouldn't read them: You're not the audience!
Malcolm Gladwell -
I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat.
Oliver Reed -
If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
Sam Worthington -
Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
Mao Zedong -
I'm the worst employer I could wish for because I push myself hard.
Irvine Welsh
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And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.
Jackson Browne -
I would love to option 'Crying of Lot 49' and turn it into a movie.
Natasha Lyonne -
When 'Lost' was over, we expected that there'd be some people who'd really like it and other people who wouldn't. The Emmy nominations are an indication to us that there were a fair number of people who did like the way we concluded our story.
Carlton Cuse -
Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.
Karl Barth -
I'm open-minded. I don't consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. I've had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man.
Dana Plato -
Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.
Valerie Jarrett
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You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.
Carine Roitfeld -
I wasn't one of those kids who was chasing the dream and wanted to get to Hollywood because one day I was gonna get my chance and be a big star. I never felt like that.
C. Thomas Howell -
The bottom line is this: Cash, in modest increments, has a role in any portfolio. But unless you are Warren Buffett, you should limit it to 2 or 3 percent.
Barry Ritholtz -
I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.
Barack Obama -
You are no longer paid just for the hours that you put in, but for what you put into those hours.
Brian Tracy -
We have had more brilliant Presidents than Cleveland, and one or two who were considerably more profound, but we have never had one, at least since Washington, whose fundamental character was solider and more admirable.
H. L. Mencken
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It's terrible to know that no matter how you try to help your child, his condition will worsen.
Emily Susan Rapp -
Scratch a female inmate, I've discovered, and you'll usually find a girl whose mother had terrible taste in men.
Cammie McGovern -
Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't think of it as work. It's really fun for me.
Dakota Fanning -
We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.
Grace Jones -
The beginning of hardship is like the first taste of bitter food--it seems for a moment unbearable; yet, if there is nothing else to satisfy our hunger, we take another bite and find it possible to go on.
George Eliot