George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
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We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
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I believe my woman shouldn't work outside the home.
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While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means of all possible expressions and metaphors, and during a long period; his mind can in no way grasp it, his capacity is insufficient for it.
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We're very lucky, men, that there are these fabulous parts. Women - once you've done all the parts in Shakespeare, they start running out. So you can pick and choose and find something to energise you.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture.
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When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.
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I'm not a guy that ever got in a fight on the street and with the public and everybody.
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To be happy, make other people happy.
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I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped in, and I really regret it. And that's why I really encourage young people who are organizing to speak up.
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My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown.
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History, having destroyed the religion as the opium of the people, now requires that they be given a taste of the real stuff.
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Except for music, everything is a lie, even solitude, even ecstasy. Music, in fact, is the one and the other, only better.
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I loved being in the studio, writing songs and playing instruments, so it was like ‘There must be other ways to make a living in music.’”
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Music sweeps by me as a messenger - Carrying a message that is not for me.