George Eliot Quotes
A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.
Quotes to Explore
-
You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
-
I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.
-
I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
-
I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
-
I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
-
My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we didn't know that about you', but that's part of my charm.
-
I don't believe in miracles.
-
I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
-
I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and programming and space and clutter and how to be a better piano or bass player - everything.
-
I'm incredibly close to my family. I have two younger brothers; they're both artists and actors, and their work and the way they see the world inspires me.
-
When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.
-
Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
-
Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.
-
Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.
-
I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be something stupid. So I agreed to do the film before I read the script.
-
My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.
-
The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.
-
I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.
-
Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. Everything that happens to you is stored and reflected in your body. In the marriage of flesh and spirit divorce is impossible.
-
When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
-
I have lifestyle requirements. Photos, meetings, lunches, dinners, facial care, tooth care. It requires an exorbitant amount of money.
-
When you have a girlfriend, there are many things that are irritating every day, every night. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but when you fight, it gets really annoying.
-
A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.
