Arcangela Tarabotti Quotes
God did not grant one and the same will, one and the same desire, one and the same motivation to each and every woman… He takes pleasure in creation’s variety
Quotes to Explore
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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I felt I had to solve everyone's problems.
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If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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I went through a phase where I loved tattoos, and I loved the feeling of getting tattooed.
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What did we want out of Iraq? We wanted a country that was stable and secure, that elected its own government, that was not going to be a threat to its neighbors and also was capable of protecting and defending itself. That was our objective in Iraq.
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Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
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There is a supply for every demand.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
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When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
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I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.
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Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.
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I definitely love record stores. And worked in many over the years. Having said that, it's not necessarily that I love vinyl per se. I mean, I'm happy to use CDs and MP3s: to me, it's the music that's top priority. I do have a good collection of vinyl, but I rarely actually pull it out.
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The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world.
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Wherever we turn we find that the real obstacles to peace are human will and feeling, human convictions, prejudices, opinions. If we want to get rid of war we must get rid first of all of its psychological causes. Only when this has been done will the rulers of the nations even desire to get rid of the economic and political causes.
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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.
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There's no doubt you smoke to calm yourself. I know I do. That's my decision about how I keep calm. I prefer that to Prozac. In fact I think it's healthier. I couldn't go to another New York party where they're all drinking water and on Prozac and telling you off for smoking.
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Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.
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God did not grant one and the same will, one and the same desire, one and the same motivation to each and every woman… He takes pleasure in creation’s variety
