Edward Bellamy Quotes
When you come to analyze the love of money which was the general impulse to effort in your day, you find that the dread of want and desire of luxury was but one of several motives which the pursuit of money represented; the others, and with many the more influential, being desire of power, of social position, and reputation for ability and success.
Quotes to Explore
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It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
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It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.
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In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.
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Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
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Sometimes I'm not even aware of some of the issues going on with me in my life until I sit down and start kind of looking for inspiration, trying to find something that inspires that creativity.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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There's been a big buzz about the Charlatans in the last couple of years. I've heard the word Charlatans more in the last few years than I'd heard it for the previous 20 years. People would interview me for years and never even mention the Charlatans.
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I am really happy to see the number of entrepreneurs in India - not only because of the ideas they have but also because of the passion at which their ideas are put across.
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Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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Call me crazy - I love elk meat!
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Those who are greatly occupied in physical or material matters lack sufficient knowledge or have only superficial understanding of spiritual matters. Therefore, such people's opinions and judgments concerning spiritual matters carry no weight.
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One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage. It's not a public conveyance.
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But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart... I am a big teddy bear.
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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.
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Only criminals and bloodsuckers reward bad behavior.
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Kickstarter was already up and going when I got the Fellowship. Spending time with the other Fellows was about camaraderie, and I talked to a lot of amazing and creative people.
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Everywhere, people are beginning to question masculine notions of control, aggression and black-and-white thinking - and instead are favoring more empathetic, nurturing and collaborative approaches.
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I definitely felt the pressure I wanted to live up to all of the expectations.
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Lisa Joy is so incredible, and she's always on set making sure everyone is okay and being respectful. We have a zero-tolerance policy on that set in the Westworlds. If anyone is inappropriate or makes you uncomfortable, they're literally gone in two seconds. It's no joke. It's very professional.
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When you come to analyze the love of money which was the general impulse to effort in your day, you find that the dread of want and desire of luxury was but one of several motives which the pursuit of money represented; the others, and with many the more influential, being desire of power, of social position, and reputation for ability and success.
