Cornelia Meigs Quotes
War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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Guitar Hero has been so successful that a lot of people were questioning how it was possible to innovate on the most successful franchise of its kind.
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Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera,' my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
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I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.
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When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
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At its core, the United States is grateful, warm-hearted, full of unexpected twists and turns - not a cold and bullying prison - it's a place of infinite jest.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.
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My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my legs.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have. People want to know what happens next, people hate the villains and love the lovers. It's good, fun TV. But I wouldn't call 'Downton' a soap opera as such.
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From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were capable of hitting birds in flight. They were incredibly accurate.
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You don't want to disappoint your mama, for that main fact that she's going to get on your behind.
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You can look at someone and get to know their music and say, 'This is someone who I want to work with.'
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My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my brother's did when we were kids.
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They can put me in a jungle. Still, I can create.
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I don't know what's going to happen with these guys down the road when they become eligible for the Hall of Fame, ... But I know a lot of Hall of Famers don't think what they did was right, and I'm one of them.
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There is always the risk that a conflagration in the Middle East becomes larger and more dangerous. In this scenario, we discover that the Arab Spring was merely the prelude to a deeper and much farther-reaching upheaval in the region that has greater impact on countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Anytime I've had a big thing that's ever pierced and cut across the Internet, it was a fight for justice. Justice. And when you say justice, it doesn't have to be war. Justice could just be clearing a path for people to dream properly.
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Better to wear worn shoes than to polish the boots of shop owner.
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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
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War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.
