Essie Davis Quotes
I often get mistaken for all different kinds of ages; some of them flattering, some of them not.

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Family life is tough, I'll say that for it. But in my case, I've mined the family. In a sense, I've used it. I've used what happened - the different events, the births of children, birthdays. Connecting, not connecting. Regret, shame, guilt. I mean, they're all in the songs. And love, too, I hasten to add.
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I don't even like parties.
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When it comes to politics, one has to do as one at sea with a sailing ship, reach one's course having regard to prevailing winds.
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There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.
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I think what grows the economy is when you get that tax credit that we put in place for your kids going to college. I think that grows the economy. I think what grows the economy is when we make sure small businesses are getting a tax credit for hiring veterans who fought for our country. That grows our economy.
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My definition of evil is unfriendliness.
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The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.
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As a human being Plato mingles regal, exclusive, and self-contained features with melancholy compassion.
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There is no better way of industrializing the villages of India than the spinning wheel.
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I cannot imagine anything nobler or more national than that for, say, one hour in the day we should all do the labor the poor must do, and thus identify ourselves with them and through them, with all mankind.
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There is no excuse for it; it has to stop.
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A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty.
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Your soul is the whole world.
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Through the ages all great men have taught truth and happiness can't be bought.
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I've had several sleepless nights.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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No one has the right to judge you, because no one really knows what you have been through. They might have heard the stories, but they didn't feel what you felt in your heart.
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I often get mistaken for all different kinds of ages; some of them flattering, some of them not.