George Eliot Quotes
But a morbid consciousness that others did not give him the place which he had not demonstrably merited-a perpetual suspicious conjecture that the views entertained of him were not to his advantage- a melancholy absence of passion in his efforts at achievement, and a passionate resistance to the confession that he had achieved nothing.
George Eliot
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You see, some lawyers have the talent, have the charisma, but no discipline. They come into court unprepared, without having done their research.
Nancy Grace
I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.'
Karin Slaughter
In order to improve healthcare, we'll have to spend more on it, increase accountability and decentralize services, enforce standards and reinstate people's faith in it.
N. R. Narayana Murthy
Before 'Lucky Louie,' nobody would ever cast me to play a mom or a wife; nobody ever saw me in that role, which is weird, since that's who I really am.
Pamela Adlon
Cancer is awful. It took 10 years until I didn't think about it every day. Nobody should go through this. Nobody.
Hans Rosling
I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.
Victoria Principal
The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I wasn't, like, this top model; I was quietly doing my work, and when I became an actress, people started doing research, and everybody found out. People dug out photos, and suddenly people became interested - but no one was interested in my photos when I was a model.
Olga Kurylenko
The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts.
Sadaharu Oh
Yes, the state must intervene to prevent the exploitation of poor Indian women who are enticed or coerced into surrogacy, as well as to protect the rights of surrogate children. However, it should also be empathetic to individuals with alternative lifestyles who are well within their legal and human rights to demand access to surrogacy services.
Kapil Sibal
Well, I don't use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to pee on my estate.
Iggy Pop
Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
Fiona Apple
We're all colored, or you wouldn't be able to see anyone.
Captain Beefheart
I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us.
Jack Ma
Illicit weapons have always been available to those who can afford them, but they have not generally been the latest state-of-the-art equipment, which requires experience and expertise to use.
Pete Hoekstra
By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.
Norman Vincent Peale
It is always easier to see in another what we are uncomfortable with in ourselves.
Nick Tosches
But a morbid consciousness that others did not give him the place which he had not demonstrably merited-a perpetual suspicious conjecture that the views entertained of him were not to his advantage- a melancholy absence of passion in his efforts at achievement, and a passionate resistance to the confession that he had achieved nothing.
George Eliot
