Gertrude Atherton Quotes
Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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I keep returning to the central question facing over-50 women as we move into our Second Adulthood. What are our goals for this stage in our lives?
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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I keep trying to convince people that I'm OK to wrestle, and I think that's probably the hard part. A lot of times I'm trying to convince myself, too, that I can wrestle. It's really hard, because the concussion issue is very subjective, and that's the part that a lot of people don't understand.
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If in 1989 I said, 'I have an idea: Bottle water and sell it. And charge more than a beer,' they would have chased me around with a giant butterfly net. The same with paying to watch a television station.
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I not only work online through my various projects, but I am an avid user of online technologies to connect and engage with friends as well.
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My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.
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Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred.
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I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Things have changed. Now it's not the outward appearance, it's the inward man that I'm trying to change. And that's the message I bring to the people.
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Next to filmmaking and stuff like that, skiing is my favorite thing. I go skiing in Aspen - everywhere. I have been skiing since I was 4. I just love it. I feel so free.
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They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.
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I never really considered writing something that was nonfiction.
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There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
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I guess I don't like the people in politics very much, to be blunt.
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Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.
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I want our future leaders to know what's possible and to be part of a world where diversity and gender equality aren't special programs but the natural way of operating.
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I like to discover little treasures in the cities we are in like a really amazing restaurant. I will go on my own and enjoy figuring out the ingredients as if I were making it at home, then I share my finds on my socials. I find that these little adventures bring me peace, because it is something I do when I am home.
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The whole question of imagination in science is often misunderstood by people in other disciplines. ... They overlook the fact that whatever we are allowed to imagine in science must be consistent with everything else we know.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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My metabolism - I bring snacks with me all the time. My friends make fun of me, but I just run on very tight fuel or something.
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so.
