Elizabeth Wein Quotes
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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A politician is anyone who asks individuals to surrender part of their liberty - their power and privilege - to State, Masses, Mankind, Planet Earth, or whatever. This state, those masses, that mankind, and the planet will then be run by ... politicians
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Most mothers want more of dad in their children’s lives, not less.
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You actually can’t understand American history without understanding slavery.
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Apart from cheese and tulips, the main product of the country is advocaat, a drink made from lawyers.
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Demosthenes: Do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason? Quote me more marvellous effects than those of wine. Look! when a man drinks, he is rich, everything he touches succeeds, he gains lawsuits, is happy and helps his friends. Come, bring hither quick a flagon of wine, that I may soak my brain and get an ingenious idea. (tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
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So for those of you who haven't read any of my five best-selling books: Liberals are driven by Satan and lie constantly.
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If you cannot find the truth within yourself, where else do you expect to find it?
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Opportunities present themselves every day - to everyone. You just have to be alert and ready to act.
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'Liberace's a great film. It's a great piece of material. I have a great script and it's a great score.
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If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.
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I have known in my heart since I was a little girl that music was a major part of my life and always would be, but seeing others respond to the words I sing amazes me.
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Either theology is pure nonsense, a subject with no content, or else theology must ultimately become a branch of physics.
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You couldn't give me any more confidence than when I was on T.V. because I was in control, but I wasn't in control in my private life.
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For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.
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I want to lead people toward finding hope through the purity and healing power of metal.
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They've been excellent appointments. These people are in the tradition of strong, well-qualified, non-ideological economists.
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Now there is so much expertise and brainpower it's hard to be at the cutting edge of what's cool and not do something that's totally geeky.
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In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.
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Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.
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And could I look upon her without compassion, seeing her punishment in the ruin she was, in her profound unfitness for this earth on which she was placed, in the vanity of sorrow which had become a master mania, like the vanity of penitence, the vanity of remorse, the vanity of unworthiness, and other monstrous vanities that have been curses in this world?
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Punishment and revenge are two different things.
