Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it.
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Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it's medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it's the 'bis' in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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Happiness exists only if you have a lot of people to share it with.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889.
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I lie, I cheat, and I steal.
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The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode.
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I'm constantly questioning the effects technology has had on our lives and the effect that monetary debt has had on all of us. We keep this as a dark little secret: 'This is how much interest I owe.'
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It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
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Another fundamental principle taught by the Law of Moses is this: Wrong cannot be ascribed to God in any way whatever; all evils and afflictions as well as all kinds of happiness of man, whether they concern one individual or a community, are distributed according to justice; they are the result of strict judgement that admits no wrong whatever.
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How vast a memory has Love!
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Last night Alexis got his script for Angel. I was like, 'Oh, I would have been getting a Buffy script right now.'
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Justice is what love looks like in public.
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Avarice and injustice are always shortsighted, and they did not foresee how much this regulation must obstruct improvement, and thereby hurt in the long-run the real interest of the landlord.
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Our only hope for tomorrow is peace now.
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Great truths are portions of the soul of man;Great souls are portions of eternity.
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It's that experienced eye that knows what the public loves and how to create that Hollywood magic that drives pop culture.
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The good music companies do an amazing thing. They have people who can pick the person that's gonna be successful out of 5,000 candidates. And there's not enough information to do that - it's an intuitive process.
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When God's justice falls, we are offended because we think God owes perpetual mercy. We must not take His grace for granted. We must never lose our capacity to be amazed by grace.
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The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy.
