Gerard Manley Hopkins Quotes
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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In middle school, I had an '87 Regal. That was unheard of.
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.
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I'm really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I've been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.
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The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me – from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood.
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It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.
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Every time you play a bad girl or guy in a movie, you really come from a place of pain.
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Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help.
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I don't speak particularly well. That's one of the consequences of being extremely ugly.
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The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"
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I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not yet exist.""I will recruit new teachers and make new investments in rural schools, we'll connect all of America to 21st century technology and telecommunications.
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Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.
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I have a theory because I was being beaten up a lot by people outside of school, it was almost like if I could make myself sick enough they'd take sympathy on me.
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My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.
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The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today.
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Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.
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I always see that there's a - from a philosophical point of view - there's the appearance of things that everybody wants you to think is happening, then there's the reality underneath it.
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I've been compared to people since the beginning. When you're starting out, you need a comparison so people will understand you right away.
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There is plenty of Hühnerfleisch in the Kühlschrank. (There is plenty of chicken in the fridge).
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I have some girls who I look back on and I think, 'Wow, they were really horrible to me.' I would love an apology from a few girls, but whatever. I'm not holding any grudges. I'm over it.
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Youth is a period of idealism. The Communists attract young people by appealing directly to that idealism. Too often, others have failed either to appeal to it or to use it and they are the losers as a consequence. We have no cause to complain if, having neglected the idealism of youth, we see others come along, take it, and harness it to their cause - and against our own.
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Horrible to say, in a manner I am a Communist.
