L. E. Modesitt Quotes
Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.
L. E. Modesitt
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Human subtlety...will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.
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To be perfectly frank, I really do not.
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There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.
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I used to think that love was giving up everything of yourself and giving it to the other person. Now, I've realized that love is when you have somebody that doesn't make you give up half of yourself.
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A work-only zone does wonders for your productivity. So, I prefer working at the office now. I spend 8 focused hours there, then I go home to be present with my family.
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I've been fascinated with all kinds of weapons my whole life, and as I have been able to afford to acquire pieces, here and there I started to collect.
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Maybe we could find some way to send barges of trash to the sun and incinerate it all. Hey, it's an idea. It's an idea!
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Household spending growth has been particularly solid in 2015, with purchases of new motor vehicles especially strong. Job growth has bolstered household income, and lower energy prices have left consumers with more to spend on other goods and services.
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The only limits are, as always, those of vision.
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I love acting... I really do. I love crawling into another character's skin. That's something that I've always, always, always, always wanted.
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I am obsessed with fashion, like my mother, and I am obsessed with art, like my father.
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Just because we're on USA, we didn't necessarily have to be the USA brand.
Lennon Parham
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Obsidian was caused by volcanoes, an eruption of steam and gas so furious that it melted the earth itself into this hard, shiny object.
Kathi Appelt
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I wanted sex to feel the way it had felt with him. Wild. Uninhibited. A perfect fit, perfect chemistry.
Beth Harbison
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From the standpoint of food production, storage, handling, and the Lord's counsel, wheat should have high priority. Water, of course, is essential. Other basics could include honey or sugar, legumes, milk products or substitutes, and salt or its equivalent.
Ezra Taft Benson
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The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
Oscar Wilde
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Machiavelli says that if as a ruler you accept that your every action must pass moral scrutiny, you will without fail be defeated by an opponent who submits to no such moral test. To hold on to power, you have not only to master the crafts of deception and treachery but to be prepared to use them where necessary.
J. M. Coetzee
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Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.
L. E. Modesitt
