Carolyn Keene (Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson) Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.
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I've always said that acting found me. I didn't really find it.
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What an extraordinary thing it can be, love, how it will not defined by gender, by sexuality, by race, by religion, by anything. It's something else. It's something other.
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My older brothers and sisters have kids and families.
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Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.
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Consciousness is an end in itself. We torture ourselves getting somewhere, and when we get there it is nowhere, for there is nowhere to get to.
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The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins.
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All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence.
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When I'm traveling, I always look for a dance studio. It's a great workout and a wonderful way to meet new friends in the community.
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Honestly, like, American football is not that big over in the U.K., so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was, like, a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him.
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Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
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For me, it's all about the Canadian tuxedo, and maybe a bolero. The province I grew up in in Alberta is pretty much the denim capital of Canada. The first premier of Alberta started Grand Western Garment, which Levi's bought later on.
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How you feel about the modern, multitouch tablet depends a lot on what you think Steve Jobs and company set out to do with the iPad back in 2010. If you believe he was out to make a bigger smartphone or to entirely replace the Mac and PC, you're wrong.
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With the Internet and social media being a huge part of today's culture, I think it's super important to promote staying smart online.
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I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round.
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I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me.
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Concentration camps were entirely a matter for the police and had nothing to do with the administration.
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The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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I was thinking about how we're so in touch with our image now. That conception of ourselves, in a very physical sense, can be oppressive. You find people wanting to be in dark places, not really see themselves, see themselves as a filtered image. A curated image.
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I have already done two Christmas films: 'Elf' and 'Four Christmases.' I guess I really am a sucker for Christmas. Both movies are really about the importance of family. I come from a brood of five kids, and it's the one time of year we can all get together. It's hands-down my favorite holiday.
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Read, read, read. That's all I can say.
