George Gissing Quotes
I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose
between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.
George Gissing
Quotes to Explore
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If most people were to take a moment to picture in their minds the average, not-for-profit, save-the-world girl, they... well, they probably wouldn't, because who wants to think about hemp, hairy legs, and Birkenstocks? But I'd rather eat a pair of Birkenstocks than put them on my feet, and I love, love, love my Christian Louboutins.
Nancy Lublin
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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.
Kate Mara
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It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category.
Ed Asner
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Into this neutral air Where blind skyscrapers use Their full height to proclaim The strength of Collective Man, Each language pours its vain Competitive excuse.
W. H. Auden
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My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes.
Rabindranath Tagore
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It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.
David Suzuki
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Purity of morals is the only sure foundation of public happiness in any country.
George Washington
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The semimetaphysical problems of the individual and society, of egoism and altruism, of freedom and determinism, either disappear or remain in the form of different phases in the organization of a consciousness that is fundamentally social.
Margaret Mead
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I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.
Margaret Haddix
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Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
Mark Twain
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We segregate men from women, and no matter how many times we insist that men and women are equal, men and women should be treated the same, when it comes to the moment of excretion, even the most modern society - especially the most modern society - segregates two restrooms with little icons outside the doors, one wearing a dress, one wearing pants.
W. J. T. Mitchell
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I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose
between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.
George Gissing