T. S. Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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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.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.
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How does the GOP repeal and replace Obamacare without cutting the benefits upon which millions of Americans have come to rely?
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than any alternative in reducing the risk of use.
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High-quality alternative educational settings should be available when students violate codes of conduct and need to be removed from the classroom while still maintaining access to instruction. And there must be social, health and psychological services to address students' needs.
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I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
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They put all this money into these huge films and then no one goes to see them. That sort of shows they're out of touch. Then everyone in town passes on my little movie and it does really well.
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The relationship I have to everyday life is very European. We have a different relationship with religion, with faith, with nudity, with sex, with food.
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The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.
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Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
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I myself have raised plenty of questions about Sarah Palin, much to the annoyance of the McCain campaign. But those questions have been about her qualifications and experience, never her appearance.
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I think I tried to control situations within my first marriage and I wasn't the easiest person to live with.
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Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to success.
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'I haven’t organized my life as a narrative, you know. I’m not sure you’ll understand.''As listeners, we are not required to understand,' said Qiingi. 'Only to care.'
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It felt good doing a physical job, and going home each evening feeling like I had really done a day's work.
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Money is usually attracted, not pursued.
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I've spent the past month in Washington, D.C., and it is terrific to be back in America.
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He vanished to the public in order to materialize for his family.
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Live every day as if the Son of Man were at the door, and gear your thinking to the fleeting moment. Just how can it be redeemed? Walk as if the next step would carry you across the threshold of Heaven. Pray. That saint who advances on his knees never retreats.
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April is the cruellest month.
