Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
Oh, my dear, this is worse than I expected! A strange girl is always a bore among good friends, but one can generally manage her. But a girl who writes books - why, it isn't respectable! And you can't snub that sort of people; they're unsnubbable.Elizabeth von Arnim
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
Barry Goldwater -
I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!
Barry Humphries -
I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war.
Bayard Rustin -
Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
G. W. Bailey -
It's mad what each generation vilifies. It's not necessarily to do with logic.
Laura Fraser -
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
Walt Whitman
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam -
Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
Zebulon Pike -
I always fall in love with qualities of people I work with.
Laura Dern -
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
Jack Germond -
Zach Galifianakis is hilarious. I worked with him on a pilot before; he's hilarious and such a nice person.
Zachary Gordon
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I never saw 'Titanic' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques. I knew it could have been that, but I knew it would have destroyed me.
Kate Winslet -
I have an incredibly high metabolism.
Zoe Sugg -
My goal is I want to create the 20-20-20 club: 20 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 20 batted balls.
J. J. Watt -
If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
Usain Bolt -
I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
Felix Hernandez -
It's wrong to say that there is no performance in a glamorous role. Even a glam role takes in a lot of effort. There is a fine line between being glamorous and being vulgar; you have to feel comfortable in what you wear.
Rakul Preet Singh
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I'm happiest when I'm discussing a script and working with interesting people.
Felicity Jones -
Big government makes small citizens.
Mark Steyn -
People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth...
Milla Jovovich -
Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.
Daisaku Ikeda -
It's not surprising to me that books ended up playing a central role in my life, but it is somewhat mysterious that poetry did.
Campbell McGrath -
Oh, my dear, this is worse than I expected! A strange girl is always a bore among good friends, but one can generally manage her. But a girl who writes books - why, it isn't respectable! And you can't snub that sort of people; they're unsnubbable.
Elizabeth von Arnim