George Eliot Quotes

George Eliot: Memory, when duly impregnated with ascertained facts, is ... | Citatis

Memory, when duly impregnated with ascertained facts, is sometimes surprisingly fertile.

George Eliot

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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.

Edmund White
- People
- Life
- History
I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I think it affects the actors, and I think it affects the crew. There's that sensation like you're really shooting it for real, like in a documentary.

Daniel Espinosa
- Real
- Think
- Man
I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.

Lana Del Rey
- Writing
- Singing
- Dreams
What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.

G. Edward Griffin
- War
- Reality
- Freedom
I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and say, 'Oh, what a clever boy I am!' I think that, like most artists, we were put on the planet to suffer just a little. And we do.

Ian Anderson
- Time
- Great
- Boy
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky
- Good
- Great
- Player