Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
In the morning, we carry the world like Atlas; at noon, we stoop and bend beneath it; and at night, it crushes us flat to the ground.
Quotes to Explore
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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It was hard at school because, growing up, some people wanted to be friends with me just because they wanted to get to my dad and say that they had met him and had gone to our house. I didn't understand it at the time, but the older I got and the more aware of it I became, it started becoming hard.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower.
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With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith.
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I don't think Steve Jobs had much desire to share his fortune.
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I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.
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For me, going to markets is the best way to understand the soul of a place.
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It's so great to love somebody and, out of that, to make a child. So that's my goal.
Nastassja Kinski -
I wasn't really interested in doing television. I don't have that much ambition. My agent, Eileen Feldman, has all the ambition for me.
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I know the price of lettuce. You need to understand price and value. You buy the best lettuce you can at the best price you can.
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There are many successful startup funders who are looking for ways to make a difference in the world.
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In the morning, we carry the world like Atlas; at noon, we stoop and bend beneath it; and at night, it crushes us flat to the ground.
