Havelock Ellis Quotes
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.
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Getting toxic lead out of gasoline, the oil industry shouted, would cost a dollar a gallon. It turned out to cost just a penny a gallon to protect hundreds of thousands of kids from lead-induced brain damage.
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We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money.
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Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.
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I think people have an idea in their heads about entertainers[and] celebrities. I think they feel like their lives are so perfect, and it's really hard to go through painful experiences when you are in the public eye because it's hard to have closure.
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There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws might have relegated him to a minor career.
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Faith believes in spite of the circumstances and acts in spite of the consequences.
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As a fanboy myself, one of the fun things about the gig has been every time I get a new script, I get to find out more about his day - to-day life and what goes on and what his relationships are.
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Every child deserves a chance at a life filled with love, laughter, friends and family.
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If you want to get power, listen carefully. Don't be impulsive. Don't arrogantly insert your opinion. Express gratitude. Cultivate a culture of respect. Show your respect for other people's efforts. Promote a culture of equality, too, where everybody's opinion matters. Tell stories.
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Some models who aren't the most beautiful end up becoming the greatest of all time.
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Experience teacheth that resolution is a sole help in need.
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Scripture is a book about going to Heaven. It's not a book about how the heavens go.
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I really saw myself as the quintessential Cinderella. I think that's when I really thought about how I wanted to do something else and get away from all that.
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With all their damned talk of modern painting, I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colours is black!
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The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
