Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The men who founded and governed Massachusetts and Connecticut took themselves so seriously that they kept track of everything they did for the benefit of posterity and hoarded their papers so carefully that the whole history of the United States, recounted mainly by their descendants, has often appeared to be the history of New England writ large.
Edmund Morgan -
Coco Chanel once said that what makes a woman look old is trying desperately to look young. Why should one be ashamed to be 84? Why do you have to say that you're 52? Nobody's going to believe you anyway, so why be such a fool? It's nice that you got to be so old. It's a blessing.
Iris Apfel -
I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.
Mandy Moore -
Truth is of no practical value to mankind save as it affects terrestrial phenomena, hence the discoveries of science should be concealed or glossed over wherever they conflict with orthodoxy.
H. P. Lovecraft -
Yeah, I'd like to get the girl and at least make it through the film.
Aaron Eckhart -
I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years.
Indra Nooyi
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I hate to lose. It's a bad feeling, but, I mean, it kind of gets you resettled, gets you back right.
Dak Prescott -
It was always my desire to strike new ground and help to lend weight where it was most required.
Oliver Tambo -
In the modern era, our nation experienced constant hardship and difficulties. The Chinese nation reached the most dangerous period. Since then, countless people with lofty ideals to realise the great revival of the Chinese nation rose to resist and fight, but failed one time after another.
Xi Jinping -
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
Walter Becker Steely Dan -
I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.
Maggie Stiefvater
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
Ian Mcewan -
I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
Sam Raimi -
You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
Barack Obama -
I like shopping at retail places like JC Penney or Macy's, and maybe buying a top or a shirt, and then buying a skirt from Rue 21 or Forever 21 because they have the maxi skirts, which I appreciate so much, and then topping it off with something that I buy from a Somali shop.
Halima Aden -
As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.
Ja Rule -
I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place called Oldham Theatre Workshop in my hometown.
Olivia Cooke
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I kind of like being depressed.
Nate Ruess Fun. -
If you want to learn the true nature of a child you have to watch how she plays. If you want to learn the true nature of an adult you have to watch how she does her job.
Victor LaValle -
Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
Edith Head -
I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
Katharine Cornell -
On immigration, Europe is in danger of displaying the worst of itself: selfishness, haphazard decision-making and rows between member states.
Paolo Gentiloni -
Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe