Edith Wharton Quotes
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
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I do remember the tour of 'Cats' in Philadelphia. I was 12 and had a stomach bug.
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My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore.
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As there is in Germany - as well as in Russia and Italy - no art which is not approved of by the government, any criticizing remark about the present policy made by me would easily be taken as a hostile act. I cannot have my name put up against an official report from Germany without risking very unpleasant consequences.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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Working with the brothers can put pressure on my voice, so I choose to do my own solo thing so I can save my voice. I couldn't do both now. The Neville Brothers is a funk band; they play loud, and I have a strong voice.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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The White House should always be a friend to American freedom.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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Far from being the basis of the good society, the family, with its narrow privacy and tawdry secrets, is the source of all our discontents.
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I think the next president needs to lead on cultural issues and experience, particularly on foreign policy.
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When you cross over on fandoms, people don't know what to do with themselves.
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Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
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Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
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The power of transgression is the archetypal, foundational story of the Bible. We want to break our own codes - sometimes of morality, sometimes of ethics, sometimes of the power structure, sometimes of the institution of marriage - because there is freedom and power in transgression.
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It is through our extended family that we first learn to compromise and come to an understanding that even if we don't always agree about things we can still love and look out for each other.
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
