Jane Austen Quotes
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
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I have never Twittered or Tweeted or even Chirped.
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I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be kind of sad.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
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It is true that women in Paris never put on make-up. It shocked me when I first got there – then I realised how much I liked it.
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Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how well I did - bronze, silver or gold.
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I am the best. There is nobody better than me.
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Each week I try to have three lunches with my children, one working lunch, and one lunch with mates.
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So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.
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The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world.
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I was aware that the loosening of mortgage credit terms for subprime borrowers increased financial risk. But I believed then, as now, that the benefits of broadened home ownership are worth the risk.
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Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously.
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I'm not the sort of fellow who does the same thing all the time. I began using a lot of science fiction apparatus. I came out with the atom bomb two years before it was actually used because I read in the paper that a fellow named Nicola Tesla was working on the atom bomb.
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When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message.
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I know to argue against our online lives seems like the argument of the grumpy, old Luddite novelist, but I really always try to make the argument from the perspective of personal pleasure.
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Happiness, to some, is elation; to others it is mere stagnation.
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Sleep helps you win at life.
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I'll tell you what I was like as a child. I was a good person. I was high-spirited but I was a big reader.
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Adolescence as the time when an individual 'recapitulates' the savage stage of the race's past.
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Let me be clear. Last I was aware you were neither my husband nor my father nor my King. Therefore, any control you may imagine you hold over me is just that- imaginary
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This does not mean that we need treat all as equally true: it is up to individuals and groups to make up their minds. Freedom of faith allows for rich diversity of judgements as to the truth.
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There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
