Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes
It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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When you speak directly at things and don't say you're going to try to do something or that you hope to do something, the universe will work with you. Think about it this way - a boomerang goes out and comes back to you if you throw it. If you throw it out at the universe, it will come back down to you on Earth.
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I grew up in New York, and for the first ten years of my life, we lived across from the Metropolitan Museum. When I was an adult, I moved back to that neighborhood and lived there again.
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I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
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I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.
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'Years of Living Dangerously' is a wonderful opportunity to reach a lot of people with the story and importance of climate change in our lives; in recent history, there's no bigger threat to the quality of human life than what is taking place right now in respect of climate change.
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I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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When I started out in life I wanted to teach.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Yes, sir, I was in the processing room watching them actually process the film.
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Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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Romantic comedies are usually about when love works.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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Do not shun this maxim because it is common-place. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to show originality, are yet constrained to repeat. Therein lies the marrow of the wisdom of the world.
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Male say they're looking for a girl just like the girl who married dear old dad, but what they really want, and usually get, is an empty-headed little chick who's very young and very physical -and very submissive.
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I'm loving the idea of having a baby
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It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.
