George Eliot Quotes
Children demand that their heroes should be freckle less, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.George Eliot
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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.
Sam Taylor-Johnson -
I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
Zainab Salbi -
Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
Venus Williams -
I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
Patricia Marx -
The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
Gavin Rossdale Bush -
It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
Kate Christensen
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
Gary Weiss -
Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
Babe Ruth -
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
Zooey Deschanel -
I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
Yani Tseng -
I've been training quite hard.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
Kaley Cuoco -
There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.
Carl Hagelin -
I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
Jack Ma -
I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
Baltasar Kormakur -
I'm pretty, but I'm not, like, a 'pretty girl.'
Taylor Momsen -
There is failure in every industry; there is failure in every step. It's just that we are working in an industry where everything is just out there; that is why it looks so magnified. But failure is a part of life.
Yami Gautam
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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.
Doona Bae -
Get on with life because life gets on without you.
Zayn Malik One Direction -
I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.
Omari Hardwick -
Christ is sufficient. We do not need "support groups" for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to the foot of the same old rugged cross and find there cleansing, peace, and joy.
Elisabeth Elliot -
Children demand that their heroes should be freckle less, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.
George Eliot