E. M. Forster Quotes
What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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People take things so seriously.
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It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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How did the apartment look? Riggle wondered. Nothing was out of place.
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I'm drawn to the unconventional because I've been drawn unconventionally. I believe that I'm supposed to topple over these false images of what's idealistically beautiful. Because, of course, these intangible qualities are very attractive to women. Sincerity. Sense of humor. Success.
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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.
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I've always been drawn to city skylines.
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What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.
