George Eliot Quotes
I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.
Quotes to Explore
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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A lot of guys try to mingle with me because of who I am. If I encounter a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man won't be from the film industry.
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Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.
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Parents, teachers, and other school staff need the tools to help these young people early in their lives. And the earlier, the better. It is proven that early action prevents problems later in life.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I think that T.V. shows are more like working at a home. You know you're going to the same place every day, working with the same people, the same cast and crew. You're in a dressing room instead of a trailer, so I think that that's more of a normal sort of lifestyle.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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No Hindu community, however low, will touch cow's flesh. On the other hand, there is no community which is really an Untouchable community which has not something to do with the dead cow. Some eat her flesh, some remove the skin, some manufacture articles out of her skin and bones.
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The Keynesian belief that 'demand' is always at the root of underemployment and slow growth is a fallacy.
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I finish two books a week, mostly nonfiction.
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Do you realize I was actually on your side of this issue when I was chairing that committee and I first heard about this? I thought it must be true until I found out what it would cost.
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In the modern world the intelligence of public opinion is the one indispensable condition for social progress.
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I think that what 'Oz' did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just in great dramas. It's the foundation of my career. Most producers, show runners, directors, and casting directors put me in movies based on my performance in that show.
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I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.
