Ethel Wilson Quotes
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
E. L. Doctorow -
Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
Nancy Kress -
Everything that I design I would wear myself.
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
I like to do my own make-up.
Kate Winslet -
A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
Zendaya -
The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
W. Edwards Deming
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I've been working a long time; it was a slow burn. But I'm grateful it's been like that.
Olivia Colman -
Acting is a form of confession.
Tallulah Bankhead -
There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it in the first place. They do better when they see what they're doing contributes to something in the world.
Dan Pink -
When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.
Walter Lippmann -
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. Lewis -
I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women.
Salman Rushdie
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The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
Venus Williams -
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.
Samuel Johnson -
Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.
Edward Gibbon -
I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.
Lennox Lewis -
'British Empire. First trip to India. Glorious. Never would have believed it would all be gone in my lifetime. Not possible, I’d’ve thought. I am the last king-emperor, you know. My brother was, for a time, but had to give it up. I didn’t'
Edward VIII -
I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.
Paul Thomas Anderson
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Evil wants you to think that its power is absolute, endless. It wants to so make you quake and quiver that all you'll do is fall down and worship it.
Vernon Howard -
As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books.
Jeff Miller -
I'm kind of an all-in person. If I'm going to direct I'm going to take the challenge on.
George Mastras -
I just can't imagine that people would stand for it. People are wanting to potentially elect someone who will get our troops out, so at this stage, if the draft was reinstated, I just think that people would have none of it.
Elijah Wood -
Your power comes from the songs.
Ethel Wilson