E. Nesbit Quotes
One of the uses of poetry - one says it to oneself in distressing circumstances, ... or when one has to wait at railway stations, or when one cannot get to sleep at night.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.
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I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
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Coming from the Midwest, I didn't know about stand-up as an art. I just thought stand-up comedians were old men in suits talking about their wives.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
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Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.
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The ballets you do make you into the final product you are. And I had extraordinary partners.
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The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get scared, get ready to buy!
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From now back to the past, we can observe clearly that none of us is free.
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The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.
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It's good for people to be able to see an archive of an artist learning how to write and getting better, especially for teenagers who are starting to write: to see that I started out making pretty easy and weird and bad-sounding music and that you can teach yourself how to write over a long period of time.
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At least, not in this country,' she added after a moment's thought. 'In China it's a little different. Once I saw a Chinaman in Shanghai. His ears were so big he could use them for a raincoat. When it rained, he just crept in under his ears and was warm and snug as could be. Not that the ears had such a rattling good time of it, you understand. If it was specially bad weather, he'd invite friends and acquaintances to pitch camp under his ears too. There they sat, singing their sorrowful songs while it poured down outside.
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I will serve the people in a very humble way.
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Sleep helps you win at life.
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One of the uses of poetry - one says it to oneself in distressing circumstances, ... or when one has to wait at railway stations, or when one cannot get to sleep at night.
