Celia Thaxter (Celia Laighton Thaxter) Quotes
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At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.
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I don't really mind not being a part of a film - because if there is no part for me, I will never force myself upon a film. I feel like it's just a distraction. If it is not organically incorporated into the story, it just feels like a stupid appearance, like a sort of wink. I hate that.
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If I don't write, I hate myself. Simple as that. My life is out of balance.
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I just hate meetings. Though it's true that once you've made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about ways to make lots more money and might be disappointed that you don't want to seize every opportunity to do so.
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I hate political correctness.
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'Orientalism' has successfully built my critical awareness to question and see the big picture of knowledge, perspective or idea from a Western point of view and always see things from different perspective.
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I hate writing. I almost never write. I write against deadlines. And when I'm teaching, I'm focused on that.
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Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.
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There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.
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They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to be king so that by their false means and lies they may make him to hate and destroy his friends, and cherish his false traitors.
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What is there to say? They are my friends. I would do it again, over and over - for I hate cruelty and intolerance.
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I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.
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I hate hateful people.
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I hate to think I ever make my husband frightened or unhappy, but I suspect I do.
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I hate that number. I hate the number four. I just wanna, like, cut it in half and kill it. I hate it. I've been fourth so many times.
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I hate those unrealistic goals that people place on women. It's just not right. It took us nine months to have our babies and put on this weight. I gained 55 pounds with my daughter, so I get it. It's tough. But you can't just pop out a baby and expect to be the size you were before. It just doesn't work like that.
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I just hate getting my hair cut.
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I hate wearing too much makeup or caked-on foundation.
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I got hate letters from girls all over America because I wouldn't go to the prom with them.
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It's amazing what you'll discover if you start exploring what God has placed within you.
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Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
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It is curious that the leaf should so love the light and the root so hate it.
