Charles Dickens Quotes
Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst.
Quotes to Explore
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The ability and desire to transform the mundane materials at hand that we both bring into the collaboration well beyond the sum total of the parts - to birth a new baby neither of us could claim single parentage of.
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I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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We were like a white family from the 1920s or something. My parents had this bizarre, different way of looking at things from the people that surrounded us. I went to an all-Mexican grade school and an all-black high school, and not many people in those places liked the same stuff as me.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.
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I've been insane from a very early age.
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Labor has a proud history of tackling discrimination and introducing important social reform.
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You have to listen to the movie while you're making it. I think that's important.
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I'm a homebody, as many writers are, and need to be by myself, and I like to be by the Atlantic Ocean.
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Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst.
