Marianne Williamson Quotes
I think every writer lives for the thought that there will be a moment when somebody reads something on the page and says, "Yes!"
Quotes to Explore
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness which shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.
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Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
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Now, whenever I need to go online, I confine myself to a tight circle: Gmail, MLB.com, NYTimes.com, Slate and maybe Facebook.
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I've never really done acting before, 'cause dancing was my first love. And then, I sort of fell into it from a talent competition and never really looked back.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I learned my French through school. I was lucky in that the tutor on 'The Wonder Years' set spoke fluent French.
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But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.
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I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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Once again our cricketers have flattered to deceive in Australia.
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I think there's just a lot of compassion in art. Again, when you're doing something that resonates with somebody else, you're going through an experience another person has had, whether it's been a painful experience or a joyous experience or a happy experience.
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At the moment our human world is based on the suffering and destruction of millions of non-humans. To perceive this and to do something to change it in personal and public ways is to undergo a change of perception akin to a religious conversion. Nothing can ever be seen in quite the same way again because once you have admitted the terror and pain of other species you will, unless you resist conversion, be always aware of the endless permutations of suffering that support our society.
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Marriage is when a man stops disappointing many women and focuses on disappointing one!
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The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.
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I think every writer lives for the thought that there will be a moment when somebody reads something on the page and says, "Yes!"
