Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Quotes
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.
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I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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It is one thing to tell the citizens of some faraway country to go to hell, but it is another to do the same to your own citizens, who are supposedly your ultimate sovereigns.
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My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.
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Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.
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From my own experience, I want to say that you should follow your heart, and the mind will follow you. Believe in yourself, and you will create miracles.
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In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.
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A mother will come up to me and say, 'Will you meet my son? He loves you. He watched 'How to Train Your Dragon' a thousand times.'
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Intentions count in your actions.
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People will always want a free lunch.
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I'm not a big planner; I decide by intuition.
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I've never hidden my faith, but there are only a couple of issues I would die for. There are a few others I would dig my heels in on, and I've told my caucus that what they see is what they get.
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I don't have the freaking energy to write a memo. I'm out there saving lives.
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It's an ugly thing to see ambition and to see people satisfying themselves.
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New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.
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The difference between two men is usually a woman.
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Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.
