George Eliot Quotes
The worst of misery Is when a nature framed for noblest things Condemns itself in youth to petty joys, And, sore athirst for air, breathes scanty life Gasping from out the shallows.
Quotes to Explore
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You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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I am upset and completely disappointed in the government, the millionaires and billionaires in the U.S. See what's happening to the country? Look at all the health problems, the economy, the recession and crime.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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When people think of someone being prolific, it's like, 'He's got a vault with 5,000 songs in it,' or something, but I just kind of pick them out of the air when they float by.
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Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very American item, the Internet, a few rudiments is all anyone cares to have.
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Not one black man is prominent in Brazil. The Negroes there are still at the bottom.
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In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.
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As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we're in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that's what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day.
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I find it slightly uncomfortable to see my face on a bus or a poster. I like just being known by my friends and family.
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I want to be open about my condition to show others that they are not alone in dealing with this form of chronic hives. My advice for people with CIU is to talk to their doctor about their condition.
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I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.
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He didn't have a worry in the world back then. He was in paradise and didn't know it.
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My mother wanted a conservative, secure life, and she has been married to my father since she was 18... A lot of hard work went into that marriage and a lot of not getting what you want.
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My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
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My definition of beauty is happiness. I believe that when you are happy, it shines through and makes you a more attractive and beautiful person!
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The worst of misery Is when a nature framed for noblest things Condemns itself in youth to petty joys, And, sore athirst for air, breathes scanty life Gasping from out the shallows.
