George Eliot Quotes
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God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
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I'll tell you why I like writing: it's just jumping into a pool. I get myself into a kind of trance. I engage the world, but it's also wonderful to just escape. I try to find the purities out of the confusion. It's pretty old-fashioned, but it's fun.
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If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... but I have published slightly too much recently.
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I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can't say that. I'm not going to complain about being interviewed.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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In our house, everyone's opinion is welcome. I grew up in a house where everything wasn't when it came to politics or religion.
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War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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It's really important, especially for young girls, to see that if you fall down, you get back up. If you get sick, you get back up. People are going to say what they want.
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When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness is a good sign in young children.
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I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket.
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Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.
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When I don't have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. I'll do something else.
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Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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I like to believe that if you pay close attention to the sentences as they unfold, they will draw you in rather than pushing you away.
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The movies I make - the goal isn't a mass audience. They're not expensive films. So the attempt is to reach a much more limited audience - one would say an audience that enjoys films that challenge them emotionally and intellectually.
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I believe the universe presents more options to a more loving mind.
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I wanted to be a ballet teacher.
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To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire.
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The pride of the body is a barrier against the gifts that purify the soul.
