Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes
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I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and the same.
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Instead of looking for the success in your life, look for the thing that is going to bring you the greatest joy.
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Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it.... If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there.
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I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better.
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No lawyer can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.
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Writing a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth.
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I am an ambitious person, but I am not ambitious in the sense that I want jobs only for the sake of them... I am here to do things I think are worthwhile. I am always careful that the political positions I take are consistent with good policy. I would not want to be prime minister of Australia at any price.
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Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us.
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All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.
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A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.
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You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.
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Think beyond your lifetime if you want to accomplish something truly worthwhile.
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Robert turned to the man standing beside him. “Oliver,” he said, “how did you ever come to the conclusion that I was a worthwhile human being?” Oliver took off his glasses and cleaned them with a handkerchief. “What makes you think I did?
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The most radical question which anyone can be asked is not how much their possessions cost, but whether they have found something of value - that is, something that makes living worthwhile.
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I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.
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There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.
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There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may find that you've constructed an entire philosophy of evil." --Luke Skywalker
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I still have so much gratitude for being part of something so great that is still around 20 years later, played in school and still getting the recognition that it gets. It is shocking, but then like I said, it's timeless so it isn't.
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One of the biggest challenges I have with certain clients is convincing them to take a vacation - metaphorically. You're dealing with egos, and with egos the answer to everything is "more me." Sometimes the situation calls for less you.
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Tain't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.
