Anna Brownell Jameson Quotes
He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his own.
Anna Brownell Jameson
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At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.
Sally Yates
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My granny was very concerned that we weren't baptised - Mum had been desperate to escape her own Catholic upbringing. But Granny thought we were blighted. Whenever we turned up at her house, she would flick holy water - from the font she kept by the door - over us, in the hope that it would save us from damnation.
Natascha McElhone
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I used to live on a reserve, but I went back and forth between my reserve and Ottawa where my father lived, so I kind of had a double life growing up.
Kaniehtiio Horn
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I know what I want, I want things for myself, but I think the key to life is somebody to love, something to do and something to look forward to. I don't think it's complicated.
Rachael Taylor
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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
Samantha Bond
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Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I did a book signing Saturday, actually, in Augusta and people were just coming up to me in tears saying, 'Thank you, for what you've done. You've helped me change my life'.
Ashley Smith
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I don't disrespect the audience. I only sing very well-written, intelligent songs.
Tony Bennett
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The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)
R. C. Sproul
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The beating of drums, which delights young writers who serve a party, sounds to him who does not belong to the party line like a rattling of chains, and excites sympathy rather than admiration.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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There’s always been a need for horror fiction, though - ghost stories have been a staple of every human society since the beginning of recorded literature - and while commercially the field may have its ups and downs, it will never go away. Hell, look at the Bible: gods, devils, ghosts, witches, giants, resurrections. That’s one big horror story. And it’s the most popular book on the planet.
Bentley Little
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I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes.
Abbey Lincoln
