Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Quotes to Explore
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
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People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
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Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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When Nixon opened the door to China in the early 1970s, Chinese artists got their first view of the West. Suddenly five centuries of Western art lay before them as a stylistic smorgasbord. Chinese artists could reinterpret it out of admiration or try to replace it. They choose the former.
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My fear is that we are losing sight of how much we depend on the EPA to protect not just our environment but the people who live in it.
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My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.
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Before we even consider expanding Medicare, or another program based on its rates, we must reform our Medicare payment system so that it rewards value, not volume, and doesn't disadvantage states like Minnesota that provide high-quality care in an efficient way.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
