Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
For years she had been able to be happy only by forgetting happiness. She wanted to stay like that. She wanted to shut out everything that would remind her of beautiful things, that might set her off again long, desiring . . .
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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If there should prove to be one real, living Free State Democrat in Kansas, I suggest that it might be well to catch him and stuff and preserve his skin as an interesting specimen of that soon-to-be-extinct variety of the genus Democrat.
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While make-up helps to enhance one's features, too much of it tends to hide a person's features.
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Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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A bad hair day for me is when it gets flat and greasy.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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I've always romanticized the late '40s and '50s - the cars, jazz, the open roads and lack of pollution. Now there are more vehicles, less hitchhikers, more billboards and power lines and stuff. People wrote wonderful long letters that took months to receive, and now everything is email.
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I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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I have yet to meet a carnivore who doesn't love a sausage roll.
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Every man over 40 should have a PSA test each year.
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The Church does not pretend to be scientists. It teaches based upon what science tells it.
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Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.
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We have to do everything we can to try to create jobs and get people back to work.
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By the end of the year, everyone will forget about the whole situation. The lacrosse team will get back going, and everything will be back to normal.
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My size is a huge part of me. You just have to appreciate those kinds of things. So I wasn't born with long legs - who cares. You just have to embrace it. Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness.
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What does "success" mean to you? Was Mother Teresa a "success"? Was your favorite teacher a "success"? Were your parents, grandparents, your pastor, your best friends a "success"? Success is as personal as a fingerprint or DNA; you must define it for yourself.
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For years she had been able to be happy only by forgetting happiness. She wanted to stay like that. She wanted to shut out everything that would remind her of beautiful things, that might set her off again long, desiring . . .
