Thomas Hardy Quotes
How I have tried and tried to be a splendid woman, and how destiny has been against me! ...I do not deserve my lot! ...O, the cruelty of putting me into this ill-conceived world! I was capable of much; but I have been injured and blighted and crushed by things beyond my control! O, how hard it is of Heaven to devise such tortures for me, who have done no harm to heaven at all!
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great.
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If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.
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In the end, our minds and their ability to create new ideas are the ultimate source of all human wealth. That's a resource nearly without limit.
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That's my mentality. Just because somebody has fouled me, there is no reason for me to be nasty to him. I try to respect football as much as possible, and when someone is injured, you put the ball out.
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Faith is important to me.
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I don't see myself as a personality. I'm just another little guy.
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All our symbols have the same purpose; words are merely the symbols we use most commonly. The function of words in human thought is to stand for things which are not present to the senses, and allow the mind to manipulate them-things, concepts, ideas, everything that does not have a physical reality in front of us now.
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Another fundamental principle taught by the Law of Moses is this: Wrong cannot be ascribed to God in any way whatever; all evils and afflictions as well as all kinds of happiness of man, whether they concern one individual or a community, are distributed according to justice; they are the result of strict judgement that admits no wrong whatever.
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The theory that Divine Providence does not extend to man, and that there is no difference between man and other animals, implies very bad notions about God; it disturbs all social order, removes and destroys all the moral and intellectual virtues of man.
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Nationalism and racism, to take two examples, are the culturally nurtured outgrowths of simple tribalism.
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My work should be judged as it enters the ears and heads of listeners, not as it is described to the eyes of readers.
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«And the European one?»
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In a nation of sheep, one brave man forms a majority.
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Publishers give you deadlines for those last phases of production that are perfectly comfortable for them. So, to whatever extent I can, I like to push those to give me a little more time, and make it so that they're as uncomfortable as I am.
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I read a quote to the effect that we are always writing about ourselves no matter what we're doing. That may be so.
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Character is always more caught than taught.
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It is not necessary that one should humble oneself to deserve assistance, it is sufficient that one should suffer.
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How I have tried and tried to be a splendid woman, and how destiny has been against me! ...I do not deserve my lot! ...O, the cruelty of putting me into this ill-conceived world! I was capable of much; but I have been injured and blighted and crushed by things beyond my control! O, how hard it is of Heaven to devise such tortures for me, who have done no harm to heaven at all!
