Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes
Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right.
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I made an album of healing music called 'Grace and Gratitude' that came from my soul.
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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
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The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world falls away after us. And it's just nonsense.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction.
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The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down.
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This is my life... I mean, maybe I have Rs 100 crore in the bank, sitting comfortably. If that increases to Rs 10,000 crore, what difference does it make to me.
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Look: I don't want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it.
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Google never knew how successful key words would be.
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If you believe - which I do - that acting is a bit like advocacy for your character, then of course I want to find the positive points.
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But the fact that same-sex marriage is still an issue is insane. Thinking love knows a sex is ridiculous.
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After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I love to lose myself in music. Just letting go - it's dead important.
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In Iraq during the days of Saddam, I had a government minder who followed me everywhere, reported on my activities.
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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
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Did you know that according to legend, the guy who became Buddha decided to seek enlightenment the day he got a touch of gray? "Gray hairs," the would-be Buddha said, "are like angels sent by the god of death".
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We are still focussing too much on gender. If we all just gave ourselves a break, knowing that we could all be everything, we'd feel relieved and more equal.
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Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right.
