Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes
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It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.
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The fact is that since you're a divine creation who originated in the world of Spirit, you have exactly the right amount of smarts to accomplish all that you need and want to do while you're here on earth. It's all perfect... and so are you!
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.
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God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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I saw 'The Artist.' It's really beautiful and it's all done to the letter with all the silent film techniques. The costumes were amazing and the dog is so good.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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We're under some gross misconception that we're a good species, going somewhere important, and that at the last minute we'll correct our errors and God will smile on us. It's delusion.
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I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
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I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.
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I look back at photographs and I remember at the time I thought I was not very attractive.
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I grew up in the church.
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You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.
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I don't need to be a frontman all the time, and in fact, the older I get, the less of an urge it is inside me to play that role. I've still got it inside me, and I do occasionally allow it out.
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Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.
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Americans deserve a better tomorrow, today.
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Sporting culture is needed where marks are given to students for sports in schools, jobs are assured for sportsperson, and sponsors are willing to support them through rough times.
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Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. And John, it will not be long.
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I write my miserable songs. I write songs about disgust and self-pity. We’re all going to have bummer moments. That’s not the stuff I choose to share.
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The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me.
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We don't need anymore empowered people who are all about the ego.
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Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
