Robert Frost Quotes
But this we know, the obstacle that checked And tripped the body, shot the spirit on Further than target ever showed or shone.
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The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.
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People adored Element 13's color and luster, which reminded them of the sparkle of gold and silver - a brand-new precious metal. In fact, aluminum became more precious than gold and silver in the 19th century because it was harder to obtain.
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In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.
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Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
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These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.
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Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
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Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.
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I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'
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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.
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I was quite short and chubby until I was 14, when I shot up.
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I'm not a fan of action movies.
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We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.
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As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.
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If you always feel like an imposter, you work harder, and that makes you better at your job. You've got to keep a level of variation; otherwise, you'll end up talking about nails and beauty products all the time.
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Readers want to visualize your story as they read it. The more exact words you give them, the more clearly they see it, smell it, hear it, taste it. Thus, a dog should be an 'Airedale,' not just a 'dog.' A taste should not be merely 'good' but 'creamy and sweet' or 'sharply salty' or 'buttery on the tongue.'
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Sometime in their lives, everybody wanted to go home.
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Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
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I wouldn't want to donate my body for scientific study.
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Zen, like life, defies exact definition, but its essence is the experience, moment by moment, of our own existence -- a natural, spontaneous encounter, unclouded by the suppositions and expectations that come between us and reality. It is, if you like, a paring down of life until we see it as it really is, free from our illusions; it is merely a divestment of ourselves until we recognize our own true nature.
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But this we know, the obstacle that checked And tripped the body, shot the spirit on Further than target ever showed or shone.
