Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
Fortunately, though she was hungry, she didn't mind missing a meal. Life was full of meals. They took up an enormous proportion of one's time.
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I heard the new film, 'Tangerine,' was filmed entirely on iPhones. No cameras were involved!
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.
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Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.
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I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
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History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it.
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Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.
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We have this condition where digital technology is becoming increasingly smaller and distributed in the environment. In a certain sense, this is the first time ever we can describe a city in real time.
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Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
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Al Jazeera is a representation of, you know, diversity in the Arab world. In our newsroom, we have every single nationality, we have every single, you know, ideology, we have every single background. However, when it comes to the screen, we have one code of ethics and one code of conduct.
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Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts.
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God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both.
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I could put you in a condo, all the way up in Toronto
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People who barely know the two of you assume you are close friends; people who know both of you intimately suspect you profoundly hate each other.
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I would like to go for a ride with you, have you take me to stand before a river in the dark where hundreds of lightning bugs blink this code in sequence: right here, nowhere else! Right now, never again!
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I don't think if you asked any of my childhood friends they would say that I had a weird childhood; they might say there weren't a lot of regular rules, the conversations in the house were always very open, dreams were a great thing to talk about, everybody was making something all the time.
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I was a bit scared because I came from the acting world. There was a fear that people would think of me kind of as a joke. But really, people think of me as a country artist who can act. That's my favorite compliment.
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I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians.
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Little Walter and Muddy Waters were incredible. And Bo Diddley was doing some great stuff, too.
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When a man is ill it is not
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In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.
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Edam and Gouda are genuine Dutch cheeses, but the real thing is a lot less bland than the varieties most of us experience in the U.K.
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When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.
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Fortunately, though she was hungry, she didn't mind missing a meal. Life was full of meals. They took up an enormous proportion of one's time.
