George Eliot Quotes
People who write finely must not expect to be left in repose; they will be molested with thanks, at least.
Quotes to Explore
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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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I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.
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If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to discover how beautiful it was.
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films.
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When it's good, cinema can be one of the most important things in a person's life. A film can be a catalyst for change. You witness this and it is an incredibly spiritual experience that I'd never lived before; well, maybe only in a football match.
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When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Power tends to get confused with repression.
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On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing that.
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If I'm doing something in fashion, I will try to respect the 'laws' of the business, but I will try to keep my integrity and my respect for the designers and for my readers.
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I like things all shined up and rocking with hooky pop choruses.
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The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out.
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Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.
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Mass man is a phenomenon of electric speed, not of physical quantity.
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The spirit of the gospel is in absolute disagreement with the spirit of the world.
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Experience shows us that most people's votes are based on their biases, not on objective reality. Elections are a collective gut reaction. That any good comes of it at all is the miracle of democracy.
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Being sad and being depressed are two different things. Also, people going through depression don't look so, while someone sad will look sad. The most common reaction is, 'How can you be depressed? You have everything going for you. You are the supposed number one heroine and have a plush home, car, movies... What else do you want?'
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People who write finely must not expect to be left in repose; they will be molested with thanks, at least.
