George Eliot Quotes
... when one's outward lot is perfect, the sense of inward imperfection is the more pressing.
George Eliot
Quotes to Explore
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I read books for exams at school, but only because I had to read them, and really didn't enjoy it one little bit! The only time I did enjoy it was when I was asked to read out loud in front of the class, as I then used it as an acting exercise!
Rachel Tucker
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If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.
Albert Einstein
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world.
Elie Wiesel
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I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters.
Patti Scialfa
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I think Hitchcock had a thing about hills: think of the house on the hill in 'Psycho.' Then, in 'Vertigo,' Scottie is forever traversing the city, going downhill all the time as he goes deeper and deeper into himself. It's as if Hitchcock is using San Francisco as a psychological map.
Allen Coulter
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A pessimist is a person who is always right but doesn't get any enjoyment out of it, while an optimist, is one who imagines that the future is uncertain. It is a duty to be an optimist, because if you imagine that the future is uncertain, then you mu
Victor Cherbuliez
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Slowness is a beauty
Auguste Rodin
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I don't have any beauty shop memories. I remember the barber shop.
Jenifer Lewis
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It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of perjury may now be acceptable - in this world, at least, if not the next.
James L. Buckley
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Only individuals have a sense of responsibility.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
Natalie Coughlin
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... when one's outward lot is perfect, the sense of inward imperfection is the more pressing.
George Eliot