Virginia Woolf Quotes

And again she felt alone in the presence of her old antagonist, life.

Virginia Woolf

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• One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.

  

  L. Lionel Kendrick
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• The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

  

  Karen Hughes
  • Travel
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• I bought a girl roses once.

  

  Cameron Dallas
  • Girl
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• Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.

  

  Fran Drescher
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• My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.

  

  Nacho Figueras
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• I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

  

  B. B. King
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• It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.

  

  Dacre Montgomery
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• I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

  

  Damian Lewis
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• No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

  

  Jacob Bronowski
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• Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.

  

  Ed O'Brien Radiohead
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• Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.

  

  Kailash Satyarthi
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• We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.

  

  Carl Jung
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• In 1995, the Clinton Administration reached an agreement with Cuban government that any refugee caught at sea would be sent back to Cuba while any refugee who reaches the United States shores would be allowed to begin the process to citizenship after one year.

  

  Fabrizio Moreira
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• I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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• The awkward thing for me is when the realization happens that I actually might like this girl. Then I become awkward.

  

  Zac Efron
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• Ignoring facts does not make them go away.

  

  Fran Tarkenton
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• I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my life and my country and my child's education... I wish we didn't have so much money in politics, but that's not the world we live in. If we don't play here, we forfeit. And I'm not willing to forfeit my rights.

  

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• Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account.

  

  Carly Fiorina
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• There should be a democracy of voices in literature. There are people who live with a kind of striving and with a certain kind of tenderness - it's not an unusual thing - and maybe that's not written about enough.

  

  Anne Michaels
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• I took two fiction-writing courses in college and majored in literature. I felt that I had a knack though I wouldn't go so far as to call it a talent. But it scared me. I felt it was a childish thing wanting to write and that I would forget about it eventually.

  

  Ben Fountain
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• When I entered college, it was to study liberal arts. At the University of Pennsylvania, I studied English literature, but I fell in love with broadcasting, with telling stories about other people's exploits.

  

  Andrea Mitchell
  • People
  • Art
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• Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.

  

  Karen DeCrow
  • Life
  • Music
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• And again she felt alone in the presence of her old antagonist, life.

  

  Virginia Woolf
  • Literature
  • Felt
  • Antagonist