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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The melancholy joys of evils pass'd, For he who much has suffer'd, much will know.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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Don't give up. It's just the weight of the world.
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I notice now, whatever character in whatever movie you're watching, they have these toned arms and muscles.
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what men are thinking I'd like a beer and I'd like to see something naked.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
