George Eliot Quotes
One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen's miseries is to go and look at their pleasures.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not politically correct.
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For every three scripts that you get through, one will be made, and that doesn't even necessarily mean that they're going to cast you in it.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
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Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
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Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.
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When you battle Nancy Pelosi as much as I have, you're bound to get a few wrinkles.
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I'm one of those actors who likes to do it wrong nine ways before I come to the tenth way, which is the way I think it should be.
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I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I enjoyed working as a teacher, journalist and author. I have loved a wonderful man for over 33 years, and I believe he loves me, too.
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It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.
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Holy Joy were a cult '80s band led by the wonderful songwriting genius that is Johny Brown.
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Water is the foundation for our economies, communities, ecosystems, and quality of life.
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The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya – the Papunya Artists – performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.
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I really didn't get it until very late in 2005 and 2006.
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I cannot make myself believe that God wanted me to hate. I'm tired of violence, I've seen too much of it. I've seen such hate on the faces of too many sheriffs in the South. And I'm not going to let my oppressor dictate to me what method I must use. Our oppressors have used violence. Our oppressors have used hatred. Our oppressors have used rifles and guns. I'm not going to stoop down to their level. I want to rise to a higher level. We have a power that can't be found in Molotov cocktails.
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The idea that you can make love and not war really is pretty neat. That thing in Korea, the thing in Israel - that's all over the world. There must be a new way of thinking.
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A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
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In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance... you thrive on that.
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What does the brain matter compared with the heart?
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One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen's miseries is to go and look at their pleasures.
