Marcel Proust Quotes
Our desires cut across one another, and in this confused existence it is rare for happiness to coincide with the desire that clamoured for it.
Quotes to Explore
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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I'm a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there's not just this one ambition to become an American movie star. Because I will never become an American movie star.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
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I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage.
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To be honest, I grew up with Alan Menken's music.
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After doing comedy for a while and knowing how hard it is to do physical comedy right, I learned how incredibly talented the Three Stooges really were after re-watching old episodes. They still stand up!
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A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
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It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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You could make a case that women addicted men to their sexuality and then withdrew their sexuality until we provided them with a source of income.
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I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.
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They had nothing to say to each other. A five-year age gap between siblings is like a garden that needs constant attention. Even three months apart allows the weeds to grow up between you.
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People who think too much before they act don't act too much.
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The Mathematics are Friends to Religion, inasmuch as they charm the Passions, restrain the Impetuosity of the Imagination, and purge the Mind from Error and Prejudice. Vice is Error, Confusion, and false Reasoning; and all Truth is more or less opposite to it. Besides, Mathematical Studies may serve for a pleasant Entertainment for those Hours which young Men are apt to throw away upon their Vices; the Delightfulness of them being such as to make Solitude not only easy, but desirable.
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I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
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Whatever worldly thing we may covet-zealously striving to obtain and then retain-never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed always escalate into a vicious spiral, as we seek greater and greater gratification but find less and less contentment. . . . Striving to acquire the things of the world not only does not bring lasting happiness and peace, but it drives us to seek more. When "all we've ever wanted" is grounded in the temporal trappings of this world, it is never enough!
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Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on youself. Enjoy the ever present game of knowing.
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Our desires cut across one another, and in this confused existence it is rare for happiness to coincide with the desire that clamoured for it.
