Alexander III of Russia Quotes
It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below.
Alexander III of Russia
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My daughter loves singing above all else.
Vanessa Paradis
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
Barbara Corcoran
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The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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The wise are above books.
Samuel Daniel
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To have security against atomic bombs and against the other biological weapons, we have to prevent war, for if we cannot prevent war every nation will use every means that is at their disposal; and in spite of all promises they make, they will do it. At the same time, so long as war is not prevented, all the governments of the nations have to prepare for war, and if you have to prepare for war, then you are in a state where you cannot abolish war.
Albert Einstein
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The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.
Lao Tzu
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I will never be below the title.
Bette Davis
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I have been there, and still would go; 'T is like a little heaven below.
Isaac Watts
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Spirituality lies not in the power to heal others, to perform miracles, or to astound the world with our wisdom, but in the ability to endure with right attitude whatever crosses we have to face in our daily lives, and thus to rise above them.
Daya Mata
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If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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My parents have truly gone above and beyond in not only supporting me but also encouraging me to follow my dreams. My dad's only wish was that I made sure to go to college for theatre and study my craft.
Mikaela Hoover
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You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.
Rene Daumal
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Guilt is petty; I am above guilt.
Susan Cheever
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People say, 'How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?' No - you just become a faster songwriter... In the old days, you'd be like, 'Oh I'm gonna work on this song for a few days.'
Eddie Vedder
Pearl Jam
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Right after college, I got really into St. Vincent. She just is so cool and out there. I think that's super-inspiring. And tone and mood-wise, I just love Patsy Cline and Ray Charles.
Cam
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I suppose this is the reason why diaries are so rarely kept nowadays- that nothing ever happens to anybody.
A. A. Milne
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life. So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
Al Pacino
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I'm kind of claustrophobic... It's not even like enclosed spaces. It's like I hate being stuck in one band, you know? Just being stuck is the biggest drag, for fear that, you know, just that you can't get out.
Dave Grohl
Nirvana
