Edmund Gosse Quotes
Either he must cease to think for himself; or his individualism must be instantly confirmed, and the necessity of religious independence must be emphasized.
Quotes to Explore
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.
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I learned how to dance every move of 'Billie Jean.'
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman's head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.
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There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.
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It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
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I've danced my whole life. Martial arts is just fun for me, it's all choreographed a bit like dance. I have done Muay Thai and Wushu, which is cool because it's very fluid dance. I also do Tricking. It's kind of like Taekwondo with the big kicks and flips and showier aspects of martial arts.
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I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented.
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When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.
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I live, to get out of what I live through.
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The time and the quality of the time that their parents devote to them indicate to children the degree to which they are valued by their parents. . . . When children know that they are valued, when they truly feel valued in the deepest parts of themselves, then they feel valuable. This knowledge is worth more than any gold.
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If you have a dream, this is your chance. We don't always have to play it safe because people might think you're weird.
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We must accustom ourselves to the follies of others and not be astonished at the foolishness that takes place in our presence.
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When the man who ought to want a stock doesn't want it, why should I want it?
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I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
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Freedom in the practical sense is the independence of the power of choice from necessitation by impulses of sensibility.
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ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World. It's like a large living library of geographic information.
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Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow, infrequent sentences, may help to kill or keep alive the fatal superstitions which clog his race.
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Either he must cease to think for himself; or his individualism must be instantly confirmed, and the necessity of religious independence must be emphasized.
