Winifred Holtby Quotes
The only difficulty is to know what bits to choose and what to leave out. Novel-writing is not creation, it is selection.
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I was in the military, and then I went to university to study biology.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.
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I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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I'm a fixer, unfortunately. I'm like, 'Oh, I can fix you.' But it's not just guys I'm dating anymore. It's this entire legion of young girls who tell me they need me to maintain any sort of sanity or peace.
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Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
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The classic war movies of the post-Vietnam era have generally taken on grand, philosophical themes: the meaninglessness of war, the grinding down of man by the machine - the machine being war itself, represented by someone like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket,' the sadistic marine who turns his boys into instruments of death.
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I coach a high school wrestling team and a middle school team. I consider myself a coach and an activist, so I'm really involved in the community.
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During his runs for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has done a good job of mimicking Reagan's anti-government diatribes and 'better days ahead' rhetoric.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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You can't build another bridge that's so close to ours. It's stupid.
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Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.
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In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn't encourage me to be strong and make my own choices and do what's best in my life, so if you're dating someone who doesn't want you to be the best person you can be, you shouldn't be dating them.
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
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My family was in two businesses - they were in the textile business, and they were in the candy business. The conversations around the dinner table were all about the factory floor and how many machines were running and what was happening in the business. I grew up very engaged in manufacturing and as part of a family business.
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I lost a company. So what? It's just stuff. Can't take it with you.
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Even when you are playing someone who is real, you get their mannerisms and you get their little quirks, but, it still has to be something inside of you that connects with the role, or else you will not be any good.
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The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.
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The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.
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You must understand the texture of your hair before you choose a style.
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Sickness is a hindrance to the body, but not to your ability to choose, unless that is your choice. Lameness is a hindrance to the leg, but not to your ability to choose. Say this to yourself with regard to everything that happens, then you will see such obstacles as hindrances to something else, but not to yourself.
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The only difficulty is to know what bits to choose and what to leave out. Novel-writing is not creation, it is selection.
