E. L. Doctorow Quotes
Uncharged with invisible meaning, the visible is nothing, mere clay; and without visible circumstance, a territory, to connect to, our spirit is shapeless, nameless, and undefined.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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Skin care is so much more important than makeup. Makeup is for when you're having fun and going out. But your skin is forever.
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Certain it is that their power increased always in an exact proportion to the weakness of the Caliphate, and, without doubt, in some of the most distracted periods of the Arabian rule, the Hebrew Princes rose into some degree of local and temporary importance.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy.
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The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
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I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that the record industry is an insidious affair. It's this terrible collision between art and commerce, and it will always be that way.
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I don't care what size you are or how old you are - once you see the results brought to you by regular exercise, you'll wonder how you survived without it.
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For me to go to a restaurant and eat something that is not only good, but totally new, is a double thrill. Double the enjoyment.
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I have much to say about the pain I've felt and seen inside of prison. It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience.
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I really like children to watch my movies.
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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We owe it to our children to equip them with all the capabilities they'll need to thrive in the limitless world beyond the classrooms.
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You can't plan everything - if I did a performance exactly how I rehearsed it, it would be so boring.
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I know a lot of celebrity types go for Kabbalah and Scientology. But why pay 10 per cent of your earnings to someone when it's all common sense: treat others as you'd like to be treated yourself.
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Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.
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It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.
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I am sort of an adventurer. I like to explore new places. I don't get to travel as often as I would like but I love it.
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I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.
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Terry Farish seems to breathe the reader into the emotional spaces of war, exile, and refugee life. The Good Braider is a delicate stunning exploration of its young protagonist's life and heart.
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Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.
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[On journalists:] ... however lyingly libellous they may be: nobody can seriously hurt the reputation of a Great person. If he is hurt: he is not Great. They can but scratch at his skin with their mice nails.
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Uncharged with invisible meaning, the visible is nothing, mere clay; and without visible circumstance, a territory, to connect to, our spirit is shapeless, nameless, and undefined.
