H. G. Wells Quotes
Very much indeed of what we call moral education is such an artificial modification and perversion of instinct; pugnacity is trained into courageous self-sacrifice, and suppressed sexuality into religious emotion.
H. G. Wells
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B. B. King
The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
Sally Mann
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
Ian Mckellen
We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
Yolanda Adams
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
H. L. Mencken
I'd like to follow in the footsteps along like Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman, who got their education.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu
I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy.
Ralph Thomas Walker
I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
He is still my father. He is still a person I know I could trust and he would never do anything against me. Once you're at the top, there are not many people like that. People always want something from you.
Martina Hingis
When you're a little girl, and you're watching the Olympics, and you see this very diverse group of gymnasts out there, and - I think this team, the Final 5, will inspire so many little girls to go out there and do what they love.
Laurie Hernandez
It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band.
Jack Irons
Pearl Jam
When it comes right down to it, no, we're not religious at all.
Johnny Christ
It is clear that men accept an immediate pain rather than an immediate pleasure, but only because they expect a greater pleasure in the future. Often the pleasure is illusory, but their error in calculation is no refutation of the rule.
W. Somerset Maugham
Very much indeed of what we call moral education is such an artificial modification and perversion of instinct; pugnacity is trained into courageous self-sacrifice, and suppressed sexuality into religious emotion.
H. G. Wells
