Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
It is in great part the anxiety of being a woman that devastates the feminine body.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own account and with whom it might therefore be possible to be friends.
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I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly.
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Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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I think the family is the place where the most ridiculous and least respectable things in the world go on.
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In a perfect world, I only act when I really want to. I don't do most of the stuff that is out there, but it's a joy and a pleasure to do anything that promotes this higher power - this light, if you will. I just think there aren't enough projects in the world that do that.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
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Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
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People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
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Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.
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I sincerely believe that there is nothing truly great in any man or woman except their character, their willingness to move beyond the realm of self and into a greater realm of selflessness. Giving back is the ultimate talent in life. That is the greatest trophy on my mantel.
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I feel like, in a lot of shows where the woman is in charge, the woman is this ball buster and the guy is sort of weak and spineless. And that's never been my experience in a relationship. I think it's much more interesting that the guy is the boss. And there are stakes.
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'Freaky Ali' is not a heavy film. It's a simple but inspiring film. It will inspire those who want to go from zero to hundred. People who have made an effort to achieve success from nothing will be able to connect to the character.
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When you look at Yahoo Answers, there can be a lot of garbage. But if you're careful about the rules and supporting good contributions, over time you can get better and better, like Wikipedia.
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It is in great part the anxiety of being a woman that devastates the feminine body.
