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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I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.
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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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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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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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I do think children come in wired a certain way. Why else would I be filled with hope and optimism? You just could not keep me down for very long. You can call it grace or a gift from God, but I do think I came in with it.
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We had this scene where I'm supposed to be bending over to get something. I thought it was kind of cute.
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And then I bought my own horse, which I had until it died.
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As far as fame, the everlasting fame thing. I used to think that was important for a writer... the desire to make your mark.
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It's so weird, not knowing what your life is going to be. I'm being optimistic. And when 'Leverage' comes to an end, I have lots of ideas for other things. You can't really sit and wait for things to come to you.
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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.
