Abba Louisa Goold Woolson Quotes
One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies.
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.
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Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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In fiction, you know, there are no borders. You can go anywhere.
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The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
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I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn't work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing.
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My spiritual evolution I would describe as journey from literalism to figuratism. I now see all religious texts as pointing to an ineffable truth.
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The crowd's a really powerful force on the Internet, and people finally understand how to harness that.
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Across the globe, disadvantaged children are not living up to their potential because if they attend school at all, the schools are usually not designed to meet their extra needs.
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I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not saying how you really feel.
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Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.
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I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.
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A rap is a tweaked version of comedy, because comedy came first. People weren't spitting before they were doing comedy. Comedy has been relevant for years. It's the same art form, pretty much. Discovering that and applying it, I think that has made my stand-up better.
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As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.
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'Certifiably Jonathan' contrives crises for its subject - a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others.
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We help Chinese companies grow their customers abroad. They use Facebook ads to find more customers. For example, Lenovo used Facebook ads to sell its new phone. In China, I also see economic growth. We admire it.
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I'm a pro-growth, small-government conservative with a background in free enterprise.
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I thought I wanted to be a lawyer and was going through this growth phase.
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One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies.
