Daniel Defoe Quotes
All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
Quotes to Explore
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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You never think about what life's going to be like five years down the road or 10 - you just go though the day and try to make good decisions. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. You just hope this day will be a good day.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.
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Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.
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I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward.
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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People are really paying attention to the comic-book genre, and there's a lot of time and attention being invested in these projects with a wonderful sense of quality control.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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A lot of times, we look at jazz in eras. How can we not keep those eras separate and think of the language as one complete continuum? It's all interrelated, and it's all evolutionary.
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One Tweet can be heard 'round the world if the right people retweet it and the right people notice it on their feeds.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
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Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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Only a completely unintelligible God can be said to be absolutely good and absolutely powerful yet tolerate the world as it is.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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Be grateful for yourself...be thankful.
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All of our early hits, 'Danke Schoen' and 'Red Roses,' were produced by Bobby Darin.
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I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.
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Her joy with him was like nothing she had ever experienced. His love for her felt like a miracle.
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All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
