Daniel Defoe Quotes
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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I've never been conscious of having any real career plan, and I do not have a wish-list of actors, directors, screenwriters, or cameramen I'm hoping to work with. Life, I feel, has a way of leading us to the right situations and people, or at least to interesting ones.
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I don't like television when it gets near to photographed plays.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.
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Both chronic, long-term poverty and downward mobility from the middle class are in the same category of things that America likes not to think about.
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In every relationship, the work is never just in the positive actions we do for each other, but in the follow up.
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I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.
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You eventually get used to looking at girls picking their leotards out of their bums and that sort of stuff.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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We live surrounded by critics, so let them talk, let them criticize me as much as they want. Ultimately, that makes me a better player.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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The word 'grace' means after we must have done everything humanly possible, we must leave the issue with God. That is grace.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.
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Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.
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According to the situation, your role changes in one-day cricket, especially in a phase like the Powerplay. If I bowl four spells, four times I will be playing a different role. If I come in the first Powerplay, and say the opposition are 70 for no loss after 10 overs, I will be looking to take a wicket.
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The best liars lie with their eyes rather than with their words. This might put writers at a disadvantage.
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Soul is just that inner spirit. I use that inner spirit for whatever it is I do.
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The language of soul. . . possesses a pronounced lyrical quality which is frequently incompatible to any music other than that ceaseless and relentlessly driving rhythm that flows from poignantly spent ideas.
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Professor Focke and his technicians standing below grew ever smaller as I continued to rise straight up, 50 metres, 75 metres, 100 metres. Then I gently began to throttle back and the speed of ascent dwindled till I was hovering motionless in midair. This was intoxicating! I thought of the lark, so light and small of wing, hovering over the summer fields. Now man had wrested from him his lovely secret.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
