Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
It is horrible, yet fascinating, this struggle between a set purpose and an utterly exhausted frame.
Quotes to Explore
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.
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A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
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Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in a room writing a song.
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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
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Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
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The 'Dog's Purpose' premise has gotten me so many emails and comments from people who say that their dog is so much like one they had when they were young or years before, that it seems like the truth. The idea that you would come across an old friend later in life.
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Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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In the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch.
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My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.
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I kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for 'Kahaani.' I found the city fascinating.
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Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
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Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of influencing the election.
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Nature's purpose in relation to the visual arts is to provide stimulus - not imitation.. .From its ceaseless urge to create springs all Life - all movement and rhythm - time and light, color and mood - in short, all reality in Form and Thought.
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If Selma taught us anything, it’s that our work is never done. The American experiment in self-government gives work and purpose to each generation.
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When we don't allow ourselves to hope, we don't allow ourselves to have purpose. Without purpose, without meaning, life is dark. We've no light within, and we're just living to die.
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I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors.
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I switched on the television on the outside chance that something might come through. Nothing had been on for years. The local network affiliates withered away after the national network of cable channels went out, until there was nothing.
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There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.
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It is horrible, yet fascinating, this struggle between a set purpose and an utterly exhausted frame.
