Elizabeth Jane Howard Quotes
When you fall asleep after a big lunch you're really just saving up energy to work off all the calories later on.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically - and destructively - demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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I cannot abide being bored.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.
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He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ.
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The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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Those who want to cut Social Security are prepared to take hostages, manufacture crises, and use scare tactics to undermine the retirement security of Americans.
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Enthusiasm is something so positive.
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Breast implants gross me out. I don't think they're attractive at all.
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I like to create a nice environment and let people reveal themselves instead of trying to trick them or surprise them with a hidden question.
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I embrace everything about Ally... I don't particularly see her as a whiner. One week she's tough, the next she's really weak. I love that. She's human.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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I view risk-aversion as crippling America in many ways.
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He's pretty darned good. I think he's as good as anyone in the county.
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When you fall asleep after a big lunch you're really just saving up energy to work off all the calories later on.
