D. H. Lawrence Quotes
I would like [the working man] to give me back books and newspapers and theories. And I would like to give him back, in return, his old insouciance, and rich, original spontaneity and fullness of life.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe I could've gone in that direction. But it just so happened that while I was trying to make up my mind, I enrolled in art school, and there I began to develop my interest in music, parallel with my interest in the visual arts.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships.
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There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.
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Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what it's about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.
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To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
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After university, I was working as a stylist in the Paris theatres when I had a flash of inspiration. I made necklaces from the bikinis designed for the cabaret performers of Folies Bergeres. I was so happy with them that it was only then that I sought out formal training in jewelry.
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I definitely like wearing leotards.
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I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.
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My personality resembles my designs to a large extent. I'm in sync with myself and I'm transparent, just like my designs.
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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
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Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold high.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Every time I do a project, it always comes with a level of discomfort and not knowing how to do it.
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I would like [the working man] to give me back books and newspapers and theories. And I would like to give him back, in return, his old insouciance, and rich, original spontaneity and fullness of life.
