Charles Dickens Quotes
If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those which link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of heaven.
Quotes to Explore
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At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was really British, but not the actual sounds I was making. Back in 2003, when I made 'Galang,' there were no clubs that had an 'anything and everything' attitude.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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I actually find a lot of parallels in jazz and cartooning.
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I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted.
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We know that flat and non-hierarchical systems use information best. I've tried to do that with my own company because it works better that way. And society at large will work better as well if we can get rid of these old institutions and hierarchies. New innovations like the block chain can make this possible.
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Like every actress, I, too, had movies that got stuck, but I have learnt to always look at the best in every situation and to give my best to every situation.
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It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.
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That's my mentality. Just because somebody has fouled me, there is no reason for me to be nasty to him. I try to respect football as much as possible, and when someone is injured, you put the ball out.
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Faith is important to me.
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Black people have been fighting for basic citizenship rights since the inception of the country.
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Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.
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I cannot say why I wanted to paint. The only answer is in the pictures themselves.
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This debate is coming down essentially to two visions - Mr. Harper's vision for Canada and my vision for Canada, and to a decision to be made by people disappointed by Mr. (Stephane) Dion
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If he votes against, that's the only principled position. If he abstains, it's a cop-out; if he votes for, it's a sell-out.
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That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened.
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Any person who has spent time outdoors actually doing something, such as hunting and fishing as opposed to standing there with a doobie in his mouth, knows nature is not intrinsically healthy.
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'News is what people want to keep hidden and everything else is publicity.'
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My husband really loves the red [lipstick], so I keep the red because I want to keep the husband.
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If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those which link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of heaven.
