Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes
We have these instincts which defy all our wisdom and for which we never can frame any laws. ... They are powers which are imperfectly developed in this life, but one cannot help the thought that the mystery of this world may be the commonplace of the next.
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Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.
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You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that, and then I put it out there and say to you, 'What do you think?' I hope that you think well of it, obviously.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.
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I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
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What is cool today is not going to be cool tomorrow, and what wasn't cool yesterday is going to be cool tomorrow.
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I still have a lot of my friends from high school. You just know who is there for you for real, and who is trying to get something out of you.
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Even if I tried to fill up the stadium in Ramat Gan, I don't think I could.
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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
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You know those award shows. The cliche is that it's an honor just to be nominated, but that happens to be true. Whoever wins it in the end, I don't know, sometimes it feels arbitrary. Sometimes it feels like it's deserving.
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I remember working with Rod, though, on Chrysler Hour. I was too young and dumb to know that I was supposed to be scared of anybody or anything - like getting fired or anything like that.
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I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.
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I love being the sidekick. I'm pretty sure fans love seeing me that way.
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As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years.
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Small businesses have played an important role in fueling past economic recoveries.
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My voice likes rock music. My problem is, I can do a lot of things, but I have to find my own voice.
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She then gave her a pair of slippers made of glass, the prettiest in the world.
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We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.
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We have these instincts which defy all our wisdom and for which we never can frame any laws. ... They are powers which are imperfectly developed in this life, but one cannot help the thought that the mystery of this world may be the commonplace of the next.
