Christina Stead Quotes
She belonged to the great race of human beings who regard life as a series of piracies of all powers.
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The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
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The next step in my life is hopefully meeting a nice guy and getting married.
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Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.
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Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.
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Life is an incurable disease.
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We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard to get that job, I've been fighting so hard to get that girl.' But the reality is boxers do fight bitterly to get whatever they want or whatever they need in life, and most of them come from nothing, which is the case of Roberto Duran.
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My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.
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People love video games because they do things they obviously can't do in real life. That's especially true with sports games because fans love to step into the shoes of their favorite athletes.
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I've had faith my whole life that there was someone looking out for me, a spirit guide, a soul guide.
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Not all of us are chameleons that can do every different thing. I hope I'm going to be typecast. I will play the girl next door for the rest of my life if I have to. I always kind of feel like I have that in my pocket when I go in a room.
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When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.
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I probably prefer comedy. Why? I'm not sure. I feel like the energy of a comedy is a better fit for me. I try to be a happy guy! It seems that most of my life has the energy more for a comedy than for drama. I'm grateful to do both, but I would have to lean towards the comedy side of acting.
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I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.
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No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.
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I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.
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Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?
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So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work.
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First-class delivery of children's palliative care is life-changing. When families are confronted with the shattering news that their children have a life-limiting condition, their world can fall apart.
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To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.
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Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.
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My best mentor is a mechanic - and he never left the sixth grade. By any competency measure, he doesn't have it. But the perspective he brings to me and my life is, bar none, the most helpful.
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I'm a 'frotteur,' someone who likes to rub words in his hand, to turn them around and feel them, to wonder if that really is the best word possible. Does that word in this sentence have any electric potential? Does it do anything? Too much electricity will make your reader's hair frizzy. There's a question of pacing.
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By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym, I was just stronger than everybody.
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She belonged to the great race of human beings who regard life as a series of piracies of all powers.
