Bess Streeter Aldrich Quotes
It took all their common sense and philosophy to face life these days. The two are synonymous.
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A lot of people don't remember anything since 'Ice Ice Baby,' but I've got 3 records out since then and they're all successes - but not commercially.
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If I have a 100 percent batting average, you should fire me, because it means we haven't tried anything really noble.
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It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.
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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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I feel like you are doing better for the world if you're honoring you because everything is getting the authentic you.
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I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.
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I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a presenter. I'm not Jimmy Fallon.
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I've been watching 'Californication' since the pilot aired and had always thought that it would be so much fun to guest star on.
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It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.
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My mother was terribly invasive, all in the name of psychiatric honesty. It was a bad thing in some ways, but I do think it had the effect of making me interested in 'the truth' as a writer - more than beauty, more than having a shapely story.
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My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.
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A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
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I made friends with a boy who was a communist when I was 13 and that broadened my political views, but it also brought me into conflict with my father who was very Right-wing.
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There are three successive states of morality answering to the three principal stages of human life; the personal, the domestic, and the social stage.
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The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.
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No, sir, th' dimmycratic party ain't on speakin' terms with itsilf. Whin ye see two men with white neckties go into a sthreet car an' set in opposite corners while wan mutthers Thraiter an' th' other hisses Miscreent ye can bet they're two dimmycratic leaders thryin' to reunite th' gran' ol' party.
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Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.
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I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
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As in walking it is your great care not to run your foot upon a nail, or to tread awry, and strain your leg; so let it be in all the affairs of human life, not to hurt your mind or offend your judgment. And this rule, if observed carefully in all your deportment, will be a mighty security to you in your undertakings.
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Forgive me for startling you with the impetuosity of my sentiments, my dear Scarlett – I mean, my dear Mrs. Kennedy. It cannot have escaped your notice that for some time past the friendship I have had in my heart for you has ripened into a deeper feeling, a feeling more beautiful, more pure, more sacred. Dare I name it you? Ah! It is love which makes me so bold!
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There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.
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It took all their common sense and philosophy to face life these days. The two are synonymous.
