Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (Colette) Quotes
A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
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Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.
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Life does not owe me a shred.
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As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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Either war is obsolete, or men are.
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I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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Parents need a full continuum of care and support from birth to kindergarten that is affordable and accessible - that means full day and full year. And let's not forget that even in elementary school, working parents need access to the same kind of quality, affordable after-school programs!
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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Socialism is nothing more nor less than the social, political and ideological system which breaks the fetters upon economic growth created under capitalism and opens the way to a new period of economic and social expansion on a much larger scale.
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People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.
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Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually... a verb. It's an activity.
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I feel that I communicate best when I am not deliberately being linear. Along this same line, I feel some of the best sermons I've ever heard were in the theatre rather than the pulpit - as, for example, in the Theatre of the Absurd.
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Culture is about the mindset of people, and we are very happy to have a strong combined mindset of people.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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In dealing with Syria's dictator...only force counts. No cease-fire was attainable in Lebanon until the 16-inch guns of the battleship New Jersey started shelling Syria's proxies; suddenly, sweet reason prevailed in Damascus.
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A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
