Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward Quotes
Surely it is one of the requisites of a tasteful garb that the expression of effort to please shall be wanting in it; that the mysteries of the toilet shall not be suggested by it; that the steps to its completion shall be knocked away like the sculptor's ladder from the statue, and the mental force expended upon it be swept away out of sight like the chips on the studio floor.
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I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.
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We should purify our innate well of contentment - what a wonderful expression - and then external things will be in harmony with us.
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The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.
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Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.
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Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
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There's nothing wrong with showing sexuality. If you have that inside, it's just an expression of who you are. If you want to share that with people, that's amazing. I love that.
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'The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
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For me, love is the most important force. It moves the universe.
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Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
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There's no substitute to actually being in the room and having people in the room feel the force of your audition. It's very hard to beat that.
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Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.
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Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
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An excellent precept for writers: Have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.
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Why will parents use that expression? What right have you to have a favorite child?
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Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.
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Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.
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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings.
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Another part of the rejection I mention was the realisation that Buddhism quite simply ignores or dismisses a whole hemisphere of human experience that finds expression in and is enshrined by the mystery religions.
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O.K., we had women's lib in the '60s, the women fought for their roles, they're out there in the work force. Now let's talk about how they're dealing with things as human beings.
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[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.
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It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. These laws try to fix something that was never broken. There has always been a legal defense for using deadly force if - and the 'if' is important - if no safe retreat is available. But we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and age-old requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat, outside their home, if they can do so safely.
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My life as Mrs. Leo Durocher and baseball come first.
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Surely it is one of the requisites of a tasteful garb that the expression of effort to please shall be wanting in it; that the mysteries of the toilet shall not be suggested by it; that the steps to its completion shall be knocked away like the sculptor's ladder from the statue, and the mental force expended upon it be swept away out of sight like the chips on the studio floor.
