George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
Watkin Tudor Jones -
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.
Barry Hannah -
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.
A. N. Wilson -
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.
Viggo Mortensen -
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.
Garth Brooks -
If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
Sam Neill
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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.
Kat Graham -
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.'
Adam Grant -
Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
Ted Cruz -
I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket.
Laura Dern -
Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.
Maelle Gavet -
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.
Danger Mouse
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Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.
Olivia Wilde -
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.
Barbara Boxer -
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.
Damon Galgut -
I don't really like being with people my own age for long periods, because all we talk about is our decrepitude, how the world is changing for the worse even though it isn't.
Ian Mckellen -
On the retail side, I particularly want to emphasize the use of the unique ID, Aadhaar, in building individual credit histories. This will be the foundation of a revolution in retail credit.
Raghuram Rajan -
Alle zweckmäßigen Lebenserscheinungen wie ihre Zweckmäßigkeit überhaupt sind letzten Endes zweckmäßig nicht für das Leben, sondern für den Ausdruck seines Wesens, für die Darstellung seiner Bedeutung.
Walter Benjamin
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There are a lot of top-notch shows in Canada.
David Alpay -
I'm quite grounded.
Enrique Iglesias -
I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.
Mike Nichols -
My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security.
Francesca Annis -
Most of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days.
Bill Cunningham The Box Tops -
The pride of the body is a barrier against the gifts that purify the soul.
George Eliot