Jane Austen Quotes
[W]here other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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I understand that the nature of politics sometimes involves fending off frivolous, anonymous allegations.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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To suggest that you can't be both a mother who is completely in love with her babies, and a professional who is tough and tenacious, is ridiculous.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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I want to do good for Israel. My philosophy is let's do good stuff, and let's see what happens. And que sera, sera.
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If you have a startup that's keeping it up at night because you think it's so great, then you should do that.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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I'm a very proud actor.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.
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My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies.
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Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.
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When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
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I could definitely make 145. But if 'Cowboy' is going to 145, I'm going after somebody who matters.
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Humor is the only way to tell a story. Especially the dark ones.
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[W]here other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
