E. M. Forster Quotes
Pathos, piety, courage, - they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.
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I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'Top Chef: Just Desserts,' but when I have the chance to stay somewhere more luxurious, I love The Montage in Beverly Hills.
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My favorite books are psychology, self-help, and I'm fascinated by Jung, by dream work.
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I don't think about the future. I don't think about the past. I just think of what comes into my head at the time. So that might be about the past, that might be about the future. Or, the present.
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It's such an overused phrase: 'to be part of the conversation.' But it's true. It is nice to be part of the conversation - just be sure they are talking about you in the right way.
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My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
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I think people live in the past and tend to look that way, because they drop off when they're happiest and most successful.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
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I've seen descriptions of advanced TV systems in which a simulation of reality is computer-controlled; the TV viewer of the future will wear a special helmet. You'll no longer be an external spectator to fiction created by others, but an active participant in your own fantasies/dramas.
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I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read about it, either.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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If I made laws for Shakers or a school, I should gazette every Saturday all the words they were wont to use in reporting religious experience, as 'spiritual life,' 'God,' 'soul,' 'cross,' etc., and if they could not find new ones next week, they might remain silent.
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People always tell you, 'Be humble. Be humble.' When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!
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The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
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What value has compassion that does not take its object in its arms?
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My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it’s by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don’t be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you’ve just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.
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Pathos, piety, courage, - they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.
