Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
If you want someone to develop a specific trait, treat them as though they already had it.
Quotes to Explore
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Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.
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Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. And in Donald Trump's case, lies.
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Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
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I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.
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Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
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My recollection of a hundred lovely lakes has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
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The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers.
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My uncle was the first brown person to have a market stall on Petticoat Lane in the 1960s. He worked his way up from the street. He was homeless, but eventually he got a car so he could sell from the boot. And by the 1980s, he was a millionaire wholesaling to companies like Topshop. So in a way, fashion put me in England.
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I'm not a good guitar player.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life.
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I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women under his or her command within the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it.
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My real name is Amethyst. It sounds like a stage name. My mom is kind of crazy.
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I think a lot about when times were simpler, when I was still dancing and living with my parents. I really miss living at home sometimes. I get really sad.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
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I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that.
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True beauty consists of purity of heart.
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When I was young, my dad, a veteran who attended college on the GI Bill, lost his job at age 55 when the company he worked for was sold. My entire family pitched in - my mom took in sewing, and I got a minimum wage job after school.
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There are apparently three factors that lead to longevity: heredity, habits, and what your wife will let you get away with.
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How many things are there which I do not want.
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If you want someone to develop a specific trait, treat them as though they already had it.
