Iris Murdoch Quotes
No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base.
Quotes to Explore
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.
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I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.
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I think that a lot of people would perceive my style as being intimidating. And although I don't want to intimidate kids, I am very demanding.
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Excuse my voice - I don't have the thundering voice I used to have to get players going on the ice anymore.
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History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on which citizens of a republic are expected to vote is impossible without an understanding of the past.
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There are at least two retrospectives of my work each year in some country.
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A revolution is interesting insofar as it avoids like the plague the plague it promised to heal.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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I try to live holistically and avoid conventional medicine.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that I am a good parent.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.
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Nowadays, I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own.
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I'm learning every day.
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No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base.
