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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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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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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When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.
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I personally believe technology can transform the functioning of the judicial system.
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The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.
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Letters have been found with my name on assassination lists.
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Stepping away from Fun. was both exciting and terrifying.
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She had the power to destroy. I had only seen the power to love. When you discovered both, who could figure out what to do with that?
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This is the moment — this is the most important moment right now. Which is: We are about contribution. That’s what our job is. It’s not about impressing people. It’s not about getting the next job. It’s about contributing something.
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The best way of forgetting how you think you feel is to concentrate on what you know you know.
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People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to Him.
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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.
