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.
Quotes to Explore
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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
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If my books appear to a reader to be oversimplified, then you shouldn't read them: You're not the audience!
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I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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I'm the worst employer I could wish for because I push myself hard.
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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.
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I would love to option 'Crying of Lot 49' and turn it into a movie.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.
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You are no longer paid just for the hours that you put in, but for what you put into those hours.
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I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there.
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We began as restless and radical. Remember the spirit of 1997, but by the end of our time in office we had lost our way.
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Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.
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I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.
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Woman are complex creatures.
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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.
