Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Quotes
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Quotes to Explore
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Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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I'm a little bit perverse, and I just hate doing the thing that's the most obvious.
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You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.
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I like things simple.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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As long as people have been making little people, they've wanted to know how not to.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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I don't believe any color in particular can bring good luck. I think it's just a coincidence that I was introduced in white costumes. That said, the color is very soothing. So, my house is all white.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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I want the traditional family upheld, but I don't want it upheld to the detriment of other people.
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Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.
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The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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I've never done a film before where every single person in the audience knows the ending. I mean suspense, twists are almost impossible these days. People are blogging your endings from their cinema seats.
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Jimmy Brown made headlines recently for his off-the-wall talk of an NFL comeback at 47. That's a shame because people who never saw Jimmy Brown in his prime will think of him only as a dotty middle-aged man on a colossal ego trip.
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People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
