Vernon Lee Quotes
There is too little courtship in the world. ... For courtship means a wish to stand well in the other person's eyes, and, what is more, a readiness to be pleased with the other's ways; a sense on each side of having had the better of the bargain; an undercurrent of surprise and thankfulness at one's good luck.
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I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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All those things you hear about networks trying to stifle creativity - CW lets creators create and gives us freedom.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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I think I need security.
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Islamism is an ideology that seeks to impose any version of Islam over society.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end up at her third or fourth or fifth choice? Probably much less than you think.
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We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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Let's overwhelm the Castro regime with iPhones, iPads, American cars and American ingenuity.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.
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And you couldn’t control who you loved, even if you wanted to. That had been Genevieve’s problem with Ethan Carter Wate. It had been Uncle Macon’s problem with Lila, Link’s with Ridley. Probably even Ridley’s with Link. Love was how all these knots started to unravel in the first place.
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I quite like being mobbed. After all, it is extremely nice to be recognised. That's what acting is all about - being recognised.
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Mediocrity was the dominating element of big conglomerates and, in the new digital age, digitalization goes exactly after mediocrity.
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People regulate their level and distribution of effort in accordance with the effects they expect their actions to have. As a result, their behavior is better predicted from their beliefs than from the actual consequences of their actions.
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I did volleyball, basketball, and track all through high school. And then I went to junior college and I stuck with track because I was good at shot put and discus. And then I got a full ride to Fresno State for their track program. Shot put was my main thing. I was the five-time All-American, and I set a couple records.
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There is too little courtship in the world. ... For courtship means a wish to stand well in the other person's eyes, and, what is more, a readiness to be pleased with the other's ways; a sense on each side of having had the better of the bargain; an undercurrent of surprise and thankfulness at one's good luck.
