Jane Austen Quotes

'I am afraid', replied Elinor, 'that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.'

Jane Austen

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• The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

  

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• I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.

  

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• John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.

  

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• I'm quite interested in my own mental processes, simply because I'm a failed scientist, and because I'm interested in how the brain and the mind works, and I like to avoid easy descriptions.

  

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• Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.

  

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• Man, I have had so much plastic surgery, I don't even recognize myself, sometimes. If I catch a glimpse in a window or something, I think it is someone else.

  

  Vince Neil Mötley Crüe
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• At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it.

  

  Yukio Mishima
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• I grew up learning from a father who said, 'When you make a mistake or you make a bad decision, you man up and take responsibility.'

  

  Lane Garrison
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• If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

  

  Baruch Spinoza
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• They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.

  

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• You never know what's going to play into what's worthy of getting encapsulated into a song.

  

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• In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from pre-defined standards; thus to control, one must first constrain.

  

  Gary Hamel
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• When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music.

  

  Irvine Welsh
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• I'd say, for my freshman year in college, I was doing everything in my power to hide the fact that I had ever had any association with the Paul Green School of Rock Music because it was like this bruise. It was such a sore subject.

  

  Madi Diaz
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• I'm going to sit back, light up, and hope I don't chew the cigarette to pieces.

  

  Vin Scully
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• I consider myself more exportant than important.

  

  Vanna Bonta
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• It matters not its history; love has wingsLike lightning , swift and fatal, and it springsLike a wild flower where it is least expected,Existing whether cherish'd or rejected;

  

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• How can Blair fight a war on terror? Terror is not an ideology or an army; terror is a technique.

  

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• I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.

  

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• Songs should have an infectious melody and rhythm.

  

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  • Songs
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  • Melody

• For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.

  

  Lata Mangeshkar
  • People
  • Giving
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• 'I am afraid', replied Elinor, 'that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.'

  

  Jane Austen