Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
However, few marriages, he understood, were lasting successes, so that perhaps after all it didn’t much matter.
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Books about spies and traitors - and the congressional hearings that follow the exposure of traitors - generally assume that false-negative errors are much worse than false-positive errors.
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My goal in life was to pursue the good life.
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I'm not great at multi-tasking, so when I do one thing... I like to do it 100%.
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I want people to just to see, all you got to do is have a little faith.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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The science shows that the best way to use money is to take the issue of money off the people. Pay people enough so that money isn't an issue, and they can focus on doing great work.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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I didn't like children. I didn't think of myself as a child. I didn't like any of the things other children were interested in.
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In comparison to other women in the world, perhaps I'm seen as smaller. But I've never had a problem thinking of myself as a large woman.
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The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.
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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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I took the whole college prep trajectory, and then in my senior year of high school, I decided that performing was something that I had always done as a kid, and I loved it... I said, 'This makes people happy when I do this, I feel good, I get to pretend and explore other areas and learn so much'.
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It often takes time for the Israeli government to get things done.
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If the administration asks for $5 and Congress appropriates $4, that's what they get. If the government creates a subterfuge by going outside the government to raise money through a private entity, that's a violation of the law.
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Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.
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In the 21st century, I think it's fair to say, homosexuality is more accepted in Britain and it's wonderful that my generation has been able to grow up with that.
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When you meet someone you love, whether or not they love you back, something occurs in you that makes you want to improve yourself.
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UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life.
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There was that last blast of Westerns that came out in the Seventies, those Vietnam/Watergate Westerns where everything was about demystification. And I like that about those movies.
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All my stories are webs of style and none seems at first blush to contain much kinetic matter.
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During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is going to remember how many points you had or what type of game you had. Just help us make some plays to win this thing.' And he made some big plays.
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Once you start enjoying your life, the rest is easy.
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However, few marriages, he understood, were lasting successes, so that perhaps after all it didn’t much matter.
