Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
This radiant weather, when mere living is a joy, and sitting still over the fire out of the question, has been going on for more than a week.

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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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As an actor, I'm very much a company person. And this also goes through my life: I have a dread of responsibility. I like someone else to be in charge.
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I've always wanted to be an actress as well as a fashion designer.
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Always the notorious red-light district of sports, boxing today is as troubled as it was even in the days when the Mob called the shots. There are too many lawsuits and too few heroes. Absurd mismatches and fraudulent rankings by unaccountable offshore sanctioning bodies have disgusted fans.
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So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
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In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we have to be careful to preserve our culture.
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I don't like to read the Internet; I'm not aware of what's going on.
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I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.
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The obsessive rules of etiquette struck Emily as mean-spirited, like the old trick of tying someone’s shoelaces under the table. It was only fun if you liked watching people fall down.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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I wouldn't have said off-hand that I had a subconscious mind, but I suppose I must without knowing it, and no doubt it was there, sweating away diligently at the old stand, all the while the corporeal Wooster was getting his eight hours.
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The President has so much good publicity potential that hasn't been exploited. He should just sit down one day and make a list of all the things that people are embarrassed to do that they shouldn't be embarrassed to do, and then do them all on television.
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Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life.
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The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.
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I have nothing to teach you that will help you to make a living. as art teacher, advising his students
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My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down to write, I make a list of characters and try to see how they fit.
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This radiant weather, when mere living is a joy, and sitting still over the fire out of the question, has been going on for more than a week.