Eleanor Porter Quotes
Oh, yes; the game was to just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what 'twas.
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Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
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I could never let the teacher down. I always worked hard, too scared to get in trouble.
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A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.
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I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix.
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Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.
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If you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift.
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The Venturer is one who keeps his eye on the hedgerows and wayside groves and meadows while he travels the road to Fortune.
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The country has undergone a profound social upheaval, the greatest the proletariat has ever known.
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Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
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The majority of people who buy homes in golf course communities don't play golf. Golf is way down at the bottom in terms of total numbers and growth.
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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?
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Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.
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For some reason, I never watched Lifetime but just discovered it. I was like, 'Oh, it's all rom-coms!'
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I sang in the glee club and church choir, but I never sang a solo. I never thought of myself as a singer, and that might have crossed your mind, too.
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When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.
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I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.
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Oh, yes; the game was to just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what 'twas.
