George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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No intelligent man wears a moustache voluntarily - you can write that down.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.
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The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.
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If we're building high quality companies, if the customers like the products, if the technology innovation is real, then the substance is going to win out in the end.
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I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big splash on the runway.
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We all have a stake in ensuring that all students have the schools they deserve and that communities are leading this effort, not being left behind. To do that, we must challenge unchecked charter expansion and the forces driving it.
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I have long been impressed with the focus on politics and that focus being... from young people.
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Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.
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And not only that, I also have the MacBook Air which is really cool. Even my wife is jealous of my MacBook Air.
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With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.
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I like to be entertained, not smothered with 'literary' riddles.
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Any romantic feelings for a 12-year-old are like entering into a fantasy world.
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My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple.
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When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.
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I managed to work for more than 50 years with just paper, pencils and film. My son's generation and the one coming up after can't work with just paper and pencils any more. I managed to avoid using a computer. I don't even have a cellphone. I feel lucky I managed to live like that.
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It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.
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As leopard feels at home with leopard.
