Jane Austen Quotes
But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.
Quotes to Explore
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We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
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Disciples of Keynes, who focus on aggregate demand, view any increase in household wealth as raising employment because they say it adds to consumer demand.
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It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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I don't write about my life in my column.
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I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors.
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I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.
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My goal in life was to pursue the good life.
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Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in the bulk of our people.
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The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
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Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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Why do people stay in relationships that are tough from almost the very beginning?
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The simple idiot's advice I give to screenwriters who say they want to sell a screenplay is, 'Write good.'
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I love fashion. I always have. When I was a kid, I was in almost full-on costumes when I went to school, and I've retained a bit of that in my adulthood.
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One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.
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Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.
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Being beautiful isn't everything... Sometimes it's interesting to show how you feel on the inside on the outside, just through expressing yourself.
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Somehow, we have come to the erroneous belief that we are all but flesh, blood, and bones, and that's all. So we direct our values to material things.
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I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else.
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If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.
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The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.
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Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.
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But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.
