George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.
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Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
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I obviously would love to have a girlfriend, but a girlfriend deserves so much of your time and energy. And she deserves to be treated like a princess because that's how you should treat your girls. And if I can't give them that time and that devotion because of my dedication to football, then I don't feel like I should almost waste their time.
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I'm not going to lie; the most fun of writing these books is just saying, 'Where am I going to write about? Let me go there!'
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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Some people seem to sort of have a gut for hiring. I literally had a gut that was exactly the opposite. So whenever I thought someone would be great, it was sort of the opposite.
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Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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Blood and death. That moves me.
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With most good scripts and good shows, they expect the actor to bring some of their ideas to the backstory of the character. It's always a good collaboration between the actor and the writer and the director to try stuff out during the process.
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Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.
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When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On Garden State I did different lines on every take, just making crap up. And it was great each time.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
