Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
And there is no getting away from it, I am made for dogs and dogs for me, because the instant I saw him I began to cheer up.
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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.
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I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.
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You have people who are so passionate and touched by my work, which is so humbling. But other times, it's a little overwhelming. If I'm just trying to go to the bodega and get some coconut water, I have to put on a hat and some glasses - those kind of things.
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I'd like to see women get on to boards and run companies despite the fact that men occupy the citadels of power.
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Love labour: for if thou dost not want it for food, thou mayest for physique. It is wholesome for the body, and good for the mind. It prevents the fruits of idleness, which many times come of nothing to do, and leads many to do what is worse than nothing.
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Art is a lie that makes us realise truth ... that is given us to understand.
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He only can create the greatest imaginable beauty who has endured all imaginable pangs, for only when we have seen and foreseen what we dread shall we be rewarded by that dazzling unforeseen wing-footed wanderer.
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And then there stole into my fancy, like a rich musical note, the thought of what sweet rest there must be in the grave.
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The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefit of the States or state governments as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the States. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals.
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Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
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Democracy is not simply a political system; it is a moral movement and it springs from adventurous faith in human possibilities.
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Would it be possible for me to see something from up there?" asked Milo politely. "You could," said Alec, "but only if you try very hard to look at things as an adult does." Milo tried as hard as he could, and, as he did, his feet floated slowly off the ground until he was standing in the air next to Alex Bings. He looked around very quickly and, an instant later, crashed back down to the earth again. "Interesting, wasn't it?" asked Alex. "Yes, it was," agreed Milo, rubbing his head and dusting himself off, "but I think I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall.
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The Tao teaches us not to intervene and interfere. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. And the people we love we have to learn to let them be.
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And there is no getting away from it, I am made for dogs and dogs for me, because the instant I saw him I began to cheer up.
