George Eliot Quotes
We are on a perilous margin when we begin to look passively at our future selves, and see our own figures led with dull consent into insipid misdoing and shabby achievement.
Quotes to Explore
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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If I was a bajillionaire, I would spend a lot of time at Barneys just buying all kinds of great things all the time. I would have so many black cashmeres it would be out of control. I like the way nice things feel very much.
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I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
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Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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Business should never be allowed to justify mean, thug ugly deals for any reason.
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Do I have to use my feet? Can I knock the window out with my head?
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The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.
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I wouldn't give an astrologer the time of day.
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Whatever else he was during his life, he was never dull, and the world forgives almost anything but stupidity.
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The secret to humor is surprise.
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It has been my experience that the better a man you are, the more folks there are who resent you for it, and find occasion to get angry at you no matter how kindly meant your deeds may be.
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What made me so brave? Maybe it was being the middle kid of 11, and we all had to share one bathroom. New underwear? I never discovered that until I got into college.
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As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.
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We are on a perilous margin when we begin to look passively at our future selves, and see our own figures led with dull consent into insipid misdoing and shabby achievement.
