Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes
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The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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I've had three wives. I've had five weddings.
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I love playing moms. It's a lot easier than being a mom, I hear.
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Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; then you become an adult and you think, 'I'm just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don't.' But you know what? I like me, and that's the most important thing.
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Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.
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Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it.
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Since I was little, it was instilled in me to conserve water. In terms of what can you do as an individual, it's an easy issue to get behind.
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When I realized I wanted to do more writing and less traveling around the world teaching live seminars, I decided to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul(R)' book. I knew I wanted to have 100 stories in the book, so I wrote or edited two stories a week for a year.
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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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I was a product of the relationships with my family, the environment I grew up in; all those things I kind of put on the back burner when I got into music, and my life all changed dramatically.
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I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.
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Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
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Let men be happy, informed, skillful, well behaved, and productive.
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I am a graphic artist heart and soul, though I find the term 'artist' rather embarrassing.
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Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general.
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My favorite memories were with my dad, throwing a football around when he came home from work. As long as kids are having fun, that's the biggest deal at the end of the day.
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If I did become Minister of Nudism, I'd be allowed to be on television every evening around nine thirty. I'd come on and say 'Good evening. This is the Minister of Nudism. Take off your clothes and begin to dance about.'
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At 93, so deep in dementia that she didn't remember any details of her life, my mother somehow still knew songs.
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On ne doit plus craindre les mots lorsqu'on a consenti aux choses.
