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In alien lands I keep the bodyOf ancient native rites and things:I gladly free a little birdieAt celebration of the spring.I'm now free for consolation,And ...
A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy.
Maya, having recently made her way through The Lord of the Rings trilogy, names it Bag End. "Because it looks as if a hobbit might ...
Our flaws were what made us unique as individuals; and accepting them and working through our differences was what made us stronger as a couple.
I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I ...
In the Raphael Room, the secret turned out to be that only some of the paintings were made by the great master; the rest were ...
I honestly do not think about celebrity or image or sexual expectations on me. It only comes up when people have a list of questions. ...
Wine lovers know that putting some effort into understanding and appreciating wine pays big dividends. Skillful tasting unlocks wine's treasures. It adds an extra dimension ...
Okay, can you pass yourself off as a magician and gain Gerald's trust and pass us information about Celeste's plans and save all the magicians ...
Most artists look for something fresh to paint; frankly I find that quite boring. For me it is much more exciting to find fresh meaning ...
Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a ...
When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no ...
Independence has nothing to do with whether or not someone chooses to be single or to be married, to have children or to not have ...
But over time people break apart, no matter how enormous the love they feel for one another is, and it is through the breaking and ...
Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for their dogs and cats, take good care of them and ...
An honest man is always a child.
For two long years the Franks evaded detection by the Nazis. They were less than a month away from Amsterdam's liberation by the Allies when ...
She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes are deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for geisha ...
I think you could probably thaw out a glacier, honey. -Hardy Cates
1:52 a.m. His favorite nightcap - coffee and Benzedrine.
The closer we come to understanding the challenges of autism, the better we are placed to accommodate and educate without risking removing that individuality we ...
Obama prefers to look forward, not back, as he has stated. So at least during his tenure, there will be no reliable record compiled as ...
You can't run game on a rapper. I'm always 10 steps ahead of you.
I languish around in my life, never quite doing what I set out to do. I am tired of being a silver medalist, and tired ...
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
I kept thinking I was always going to meet the right man, but I never did. Kept waiting for this knight in shining armour. 'When's ...
Kiss an angel good morning and love her like the devil when you get back home.
I can't for the life of me not eat something that I want to eat. You know how if you turned on a faucet in ...
Addiction is a disease of exposure. Doctors and nurses, for instance, have a high addiction rate.
Learn to recognize true wealth. Money itself will not make you financially free. That comes as a result of only that powerful state of mind ...
Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.
All I want for my birthday is another birthday.
It's so weird to say this about the icon and legend that is Cher, but she's like an old girlfriend. We still talk all the ...
In Einstein's equation, time is a river. It speeds up, meanders, and slows down. The new wrinkle is that it can have whirlpools and fork ...
If you have a plan, we want to hear it. Tell your community leaders, your local officials, your governor, and your team in Washington. Believe ...
There are some directors, lesser in confidence or skill, who make the actor feel very uncomfortable because you feel you're auditioning for them, every day, ...
They laughed at Edison and Einstein, but somehow I still feel uncomfortable when they laugh at me.
I didn't know my Dad - he moved out early. And my mom's politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didn't think about Democrats or Republicans. ...
To make a relationship work, focus on what you appreciate about the other person, and not your complaints.
In asking for miracles, we are seeking a practical goal: a return to inner peace. We're not asking for something outside us to change, but ...
It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life,from its very beginning, is a mystery to you.
The head of state Has called for me by name But I don't have time for him It's gonna be a glorious day I feel ...
I look over to the other side of the road and watch Griggs as he walks. It's a lazy walk but so full of confidence ...
I had no special training at all; I am completely self taught. I don't fit the mold of a visual arts designer or a graphic ...
When you're in the military, especially if you serve, you leave in this heightened world of having adrenaline course through you, all the time. You ...
I peelhiss tense fingerson his right handaway fromthe steering wheel, onetwothreefourfive.With each finger,the scowldiappearsa little more. when i placehis hand onmy legand gentlycaress it, he ...
He [Pope Fransis] insists very clearly that only a union between man and woman, open to new life, by principle, can be called a marriage.
Oh, the things we can achieve when we aspire to the greatness within ourselves.
My wife is the most savage critic. She doesn't feel intimidated by my reputation. As far as she's concerned, she's just criticising a boyfriend who'd ...
Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.
What takes the place of the strict rules of the Strict Father model is clarity of expectations and empathy. What takes the place of reward ...
I have learned from bitter experience how misleading appearances often are, and that a snake sometimes lies hidden under flowers.
No one can steal your freedom from you. You can only give it away.
When you are having trouble making a decision or are at a crossroads in your life and are confused about which path to take, cry ...
As quiet as I am I find it amazing I can stand in front of hundreds of people now and make a speech because i've ...
I know what it's like to be distracted. To seek out distractions. To exhaust yourself doing every other little thing rather than face a blank ...
Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. One of the architects of an American art ...
I love Shakira - she is such a beautiful person. She does so many good things for the world on top of making good music. ...
People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone.
That, my dear, is a mystery to be solved.
When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break ...
In Turkey it was always 1952, in Malaysia 1937; Afghanistan was 1910 and Bolivia 1949. It is 20 years ago in the Soviet Union, 10 ...
I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what ...
Followers of another political party tell us that we will strengthen ourselves by ignoring our history, our traditions, our mythologies, our culture and vision, and ...
Presidents don't make new friends. That's why they've got to keep their old ones. Adm. Fitzwallace
As we grow up, nothing changes more than the definition of loss.
Genuflection before the idol or the dollar destroys the muscles which walk and the will that moves.
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
Is willing to accept that she creates her own reality except for some of the parts where she can't help but wonder what the hell ...
I'm always happy when I'm surrounded by water, I think I'm a Mermaid or I was a mermaid.The ocean makes me feel really small and ...
The only other person attending who was close to her age was Father St. Laurent, a devastatingly good-looking Roman Catholic priest who made the RC's ...
Directly above them, framed in the doorway from the Brain Room, stood Albus Dumbledore, his wand aloft, his face white and furious. Harry felt a ...
Anna Wintour is the most powerful woman in the global fashion industry, the first lady of fashion. She's a politician; I'm a stylist. They are ...
Acrisius tried not to choke on his own tongue. The word Perseus meant avenger or destroyer, depending on how you interpreted it. The king did ...
What matters is not your outward appearance ... but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle gracious kind that God delights in.
When the soul has left the body, it belongs to death. And it cannot be taken back without a price.
You know, I didn't have enough money to quit my day job ... the myth of the major label deal. Nowadays, you have a tour ...
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It is very important to always hold the thought of an enlightened teacher in your mind in a very positive way. When you direct negative ...
Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good.
A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.
Their 'magic' is Art, delivered from many of its human limitations.
Understanding the laws of time will help us to avoid evil
Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but ...
A challenge that tested Tom to his limit but in return gave him more than he could ever have imagined.
Sometimes I feel like I am an old person trapped in a young person's body. I'm boring. I go to movies. I read. That's about ...
You are more thoughtful because you don't act as quickly anymore. When I turned 70 it was the first time I felt young for my ...
Anytime you're afraid to try something new ... just remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the titanic.
Amy: Up.Rory: What good's up?Amy: Better than down. -Doctor Who
I am not handsome, but when women hear me play, they come crawling to my feet.
If ever there was a fish made to endure, it is the Atlantic cod ... But it has among its predators - man, an openmouthed ...
I got used to seeing him waiting for me at the end of corridors, or sitting at the edge of my bed when I fell ...
A work of fiction should be, for its author, a journey into the unknown, and the prose should convey the difficulties of the journey.
I say that the art of sculpture is eight times as great as any other art based on drawing, because a statue has eight views ...
To achieve in life is A hard story, you're starting to get the picture. It's hard work, and this is just the beginning.
When the guys come back in from the spacewalk, there really is a distinct smell of space; it's something I will never forget.
Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we ...
The ideal Government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone - one which barely escapes being no government ...
My family, the support of my friends, the amount of people that have written and come up to me on the street and said, 'Thank ...
Compliment people wherever you go. Praise every single thing you see. Be a ray of sunshine to everyone you meet.