Jane Austen Quotes
You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.Jane Austen
Quotes to Explore
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
Sam Graves -
Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
J. L. Austin -
Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
Page McConnell -
I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.
Randa Abdel-Fattah -
The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It's been a general stimulus.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
Fatty Arbuckle
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When I was really young, I wanted to grow up and be the sun. Which shows an early penchant for ambition or narcissism or grandiosity or delusion - all of which are bellwethers for becoming a writer.
Gayle Forman -
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
H. P. Lovecraft -
Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
Garry Trudeau -
When I'm out the street, I get people whispering behind me, 'Isn't that Jennifer Lawrence?' I should start doing autographs - although if you stood us side by side, you wouldn't make that mistake.
Haley Bennett -
I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
B. F. Skinner -
If you come from a military culture, and you go into see the general or the commander, and he talks to you very calmly and says, 'I'm very disappointed in you,' that's devastating.
Tammy Duckworth
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
Damien Chazelle -
Yeah, I'm old as the hills and you would think I'd be out to pasture someplace because I've done everything, but nothing has changed.
Barry Manilow -
The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
Wayne Gretzky -
It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
Rachel Zoe -
I don't know what it must be like to be a writer in general, but to be a comedy writer, it's got to be something - it's a very special kind of talent.
Edie Falco -
As a director on 'The Office,' there's a tremendous weight that comes with directing features. I was being asked to direct a show that had already won an Emmy for Best Comedy. Steve Carell and the cast had already won the Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
Harold Ramis
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on the question 'Why selecting certain subjects over others': I do not exactly know, unless it is that I believe them his chosen subjects to be the best mediums for a synthesis of my inner experience.
Edward Hopper -
At the intersection where your gifts, talents, and abilities meet a human need; therein you will discover your purpose.
Aristotle -
The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.
Socrates -
There is something great and terrible about suicide.
Honore de Balzac -
To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance.
Anagarika Govinda -
You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.
Jane Austen