Leo Tolstoy Quotes
He did not, and could not, understand the meaning of words apart from their context. Every word and action of his was the manifestation of an activity unknown to him, which was his life.
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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
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Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.
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Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times. It's best not to ask questions and just enjoy.
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Now, occultism is not like mystic faculty, and it very seldom works in harmony either with business aptitude in the things of ordinary life or with a knowledge of the canons of evidence in its own sphere.
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Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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You gotta have life your way. If you ain't losing your mind, you ain't partying right.
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While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.
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When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we should be sharing with a wider audience.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.
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Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.
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Bob Dylan has a way with words that simply blows me away. When he forgets his lyrics he just makes up new ones on the spot, that is what I called talented!
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Where there is love there is life.
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Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad.
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Most of my films have a lot of character development and exploration, whereas in most horror movies the characters are just cardboard.
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I am a serious man, a loyal man.
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It is always nice to reflect on how one started.
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The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.
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He did not, and could not, understand the meaning of words apart from their context. Every word and action of his was the manifestation of an activity unknown to him, which was his life.
