Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
The man who perceives life only with his eye, his ear, his hand, and his tongue, is but little higher than the ox or an intelligent dog; but he who has imagination sees things around and above him, as the angels see them.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.
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I am always plagued with 'I'm not skinny enough, I'm not in shape.' I am not naturally this super-svelte kind of girl. I'm okay with that in my personal life. But it is kind of hard at times. I feel inadequate, I suppose?
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I would spend hours absorbing every intonation, every inflection - how the singer would convey a sentiment and how it would sound coming out of their head. All of those things I very carefully watched and absorbed, and so I guess I was studying my whole life, although not in any sort of conventional way.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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We need a commander in chief that speaks the truth. We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorism so long as we have a president unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorism'.
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I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I happy about this?' Yeah. I wouldn't have done anything any better.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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I've always been busy, but I wasn't always successful.
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The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
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I can't say I follow it, but I've watched 'Downton Abbey' a couple of times and loved it.
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I would say issues around human rights - either you're going to take a hard stance, or you're not. You can't borrow money from China the way the U.S. has done and then turn around and say, 'But you've got a human-rights problem.' You can't be half pregnant.
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I met Tyler Perry and we did 'House of Payne' and a movie. We've done a couple other films since then, but it all boils down to the work. I'm a work-a-holic, which is why I think that I've been successful. If you tell me no, I'll work even harder!
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Why must everybody like you?
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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If we found life on Mars, it would change everybody's view of our place in space.
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Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader.
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People want Art. And they are given it. But the less Art there is in painting the more painting there is.
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The man who perceives life only with his eye, his ear, his hand, and his tongue, is but little higher than the ox or an intelligent dog; but he who has imagination sees things around and above him, as the angels see them.
