E. M. Forster Quotes
Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wants to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.E. M. Forster
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For nearly two years, I was flying above the planet with my camera. I knew straight away that this was something important to do, just at this moment, a portrait of the planet for the millennium year. I worked in 80 countries, fighting for money all the time.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand -
I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.
Fiona Shaw -
When people read a novel 600 pages long, six months pass, and all they will remember are five pages. They don't remember the text - instead, they remember the sensations the text gives them.
Orhan Pamuk -
That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
J. C. Chandor -
Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
Natalie Dormer -
Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.
Samuel Butler
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To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue.
Ma Jun -
Be reactionary. React to what the market wants. And the market wants one-on-one real time engagement. Now that we have the tools to engage, I'm going to continue fighting for the end user.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
Every job is important because each one represents an American's livelihood and ability to raise a family. Yet spending our time building walls around America will do nothing to help us compete for the millions of new jobs being created.
Carly Fiorina -
My sexuality is not a phase. I am who I am.
Cara Delevingne -
This has been a trend for a long time; the days of lifetime employment are long since over.
Marc Andreesen -
The reduction in compassion that happens when we're all behind computer screens is not good for the world.
Sam Altman
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Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside.
Hanoi Hannah -
What's really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking at television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we're alive for only a limited period of time, and we'll spend most of our lives working.
Victor Kiam -
It's a taboo that comes back over and over, to suggest that women can feel divided - that you can love your child and want to do everything for it, and at the same time want to put it away from you and reclaim something of yourself.
Rachel Cusk -
I love to play golf and watch movies in Tamil and Telugu whenever I get time.
Rakul Preet Singh -
I think it's time that we all be there for the children, to learn from the ones who came before us, and to teach our sons and daughters to have respect for themselves. Break the cycle.
Ja Rule -
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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In a time when consumers desperately want to trust businesses - but they just don't - influencer marketing is one way to overcome this problem.
John Rampton -
The minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
B. B. King -
Usque adeo solus ferrum mortemque timereauri nescit amor.
Lucan -
You never know what's going to happen the rest of the way. You can't predict. You don't know what Montreal is going to do to us this weekend, and you don't know what the Cubs are going to do to the Cardinals.
Keith Hernandez -
I think that education is a pathway out of poverty for many people. It was for our family.
Blase J. Cupich -
Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wants to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.
E. M. Forster