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It always bothered me when people came off stage and were told how great they were. They weren't, really, in my opinion. It was then ...

'McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in ...

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

For the thousandth time, Adele Collier, don't open the closet door or you'll get crushed!

Poverty is the mother of all revolutions

Almighty God freely bestows the good things in this world in proportion to a person's mental readiness to receive.

The sights of infinity can be too strong. They can scorch the soul. It's best to take infinity on a little at a time.

Prayer isn't where we change God, but He changes us. Instead of praying for OUR desires, let's pray He burden us with HIS.

_I_ boil it." Joseph entered last, closing the door behind them. "Last time, you burnt it."Connor glared at Joseph. "We were attacked! What would you ...

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

The kirtana of Madhava has an almost magnetic influence. The mind and heart get totally attracted, then drawn into the inside world where one can ...

The key to becoming a proactive influence for music education is the development of a "dream list." It is more often referred to as a ...

Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit ...

I didn't finish high school, but I went to a special school for producers and musicians, a three year course for engineering, producing and learning ...

What do you say when someone takes on a really bad ass, murdering sucker for you? There just aren't words for that.

I'll play Pretty Pretty Princess with you if you just let me watch a little bit of March Madness.

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful ...

I spent many years trying to make up reasons about why I had the flashbacks, memories, continuous nightmares. When I finally decided to quit trying ...

Really do a job and do it well.

Cong and VC sympathizers used to warn of American presence in the area. For example, they'd place

The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

Man I wouldn't want to be in [MGK's] position right now ... He's just oblivious to what's going on.

You know, I've worked out that if I lived on Mercury I'd be sixty-six years old tomorrow. I'd be twenty-six on Venus, and half a ...

There are more than enoughto fight and oppose;why waste good timefighting the people you like?

The door with a little more force than necessary and stepped inside the cool air-conditioned living room, leaving behind the

I've met some people who were very proud of their humility.

There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly ...

She hauled herself up from the streets, for she was once no more than a courtesan. She is reputed to rule her husband; they say ...

Giving materialistically is the soft option, but when you give from what you do for others then your reward is immeasurable contentment.

I like getting massages regularly. So much so, that I built a massage room adjacent to my office.

Making Money Online is Easy once you know how to do it. It's like riding a bike. It's easy once you know how to do ...

Elite runners are genetically gifted, sure, but without intense training, those gifts are wasted. Their training creates a strong work ethic that leaves humility in ...

Men were better, or more timid. Secular and religious education had effaced the throat-grappling instinct, or else firm finance held in check the passions.

One of the strengths of telling the truth is that it remains open for elaboration. If what you say in the heat of the moment ...

Don't you oh well me,sir," Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, "you are not old enough to appreciate what I said.

Ambition is a drug that turns it's addicts into potential madmen.

Degas is a master of creating compositions that don't look composed.

While we may not be called to martyr our lives, we must martyr our way of life. We must put our selfish ways to death ...

It is the Far Right today that establishes the terms of the nuclear debate. And in this context, in a room ringing with hysterical pleas ...

People feel disrespected when they show up and others don't. The message received is that those who arrive late value their own time more than ...

A man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned fool.

In a mad world, it is the mad who are sane

What we so admire and call "single minded dedication" was really "obsessive self-involvement". What in that exactly is admirable?

I can't seem to make myself care about anything to the right or left of the present.

There is no beast more cruel than man.

The two great movers of the human mind are the desire of good and the fear of evil.

What could I do with $1 million? What can I do with the satisfaction that I perhaps today helped somebody to have a better life. ...

Mrs. Olinski was the first teacher Epiphany ever had who taught from a wheelchair.

It is important to reignite our compassion for others because without it we will be lost in the sea of suffering

So the small things came into their own: small acts of helping others, if one could; small ways of making one's own life better: acts ...

Within a couple of weeks even earthquake survivors return to their normal level of unfounded optimism.

The poet makes silk dresses out of worms.

The camera is the eye of history.

Yes, the mutes are already on. You took them off in the beginning.

My home is my castle, and I spend a lot of time nurturing it, redecorating - moving this and adjusting that, adding flowers and candles.

It's my job to turn my mess [life] into a message and never regret a day of my life.

I have anecdotal evidence in my business that MBAs tend to blow up in financial markets, as they are trained to simplify matters a couple ...

One summer evening in the year 1848, three Cardinals and a missionary were dining together in the gardens of a villa in the Sabine hills, ...

Weigh each heart on its own," I shouted, "for how many of us would pass into the Afterlife if Osiris weighed our hearts with those ...

You're the devil, you know that, right?" His smile grew and became just a bit wicked. "You know it, sweetheart.

He was kissing me like we were both on fire and he was trying to put the flames out, and I kissed him back like ...

Life at times is a bunch of crap, the nice part about crap is that it's biodegradable.

My love is meatloaf flavored. I just wish my meatloaf was also meatloaf flavored.

It's funny how often we celebrate by poisoning ourselves

I've always embraced everything and been open-minded about what's ahead.

To think, after all this time, after all the searching and all the waiting, after all the regret and the time she'd spent away, she ...

To describe and explain my ideas is to lose them.

My downfall emotionally is musicians and songwriters.

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuous, ...

L'amoureux qui n'oublie pas quelquefois meurt par exce' s, fatigue et tension de me moire (tel Werther). The lover who does not forget sometimes dies ...

When the time came for the porter to depart, Sindbad gave him a purse containing one hundred sequins, saying, Take this, Hindbad, and go home, ...

The church isn't just a particular building or congregation but the spiritual fellowship of all who belong to Jesus Christ. If we belong to Christ, ...

In this age of globalization, instant real time media and television, everyone all over the world realizes that high energy usage equates with a high ...

Common people are merely intent on spending time - whoever has some talent, on making use of it.

You cannot lecture on really pure poetry any more than you can talk about the ingredients of pure water-it is adulterated, methylated, sanded poetry that ...

This stuff tastes awful; I could have made a fortune selling it in my health-food store.

The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his ...

Now how about waffles for breakfast? Or is too late for breakfast?"Mitch rested back in his chair. "Maybe too late for breakfast, but it's never ...

Keep your own list, or get an account with an email newsletter company like MailChimp and put a little sign-up widget on every page of ...

The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem ...

You know what I mean. I'm telling you I was stupid over it. I thought it was about trying so hard to survive that you ...

I clench my fists and try not to scream and I tuck my friends in my heart andrevengeI think has never looked so sweet.

Let's make us med'cines of our great revenge, To cure this deadly grief.

Lionel Merble was a machine. Tralfamadorians, of course, say that every creature and plant in the Universe is a machine. It amuses them that so ...

As his older sister, it was my job to lie to him in the name of easing his troubled mind.

So long as we mayhavean independent Judiciary, the great interests of the people will be safe.

When it comes to making the right moves at the right time, your dance partner is life itself or what can be referred to as ...

I think the things I wanted answered have been answered by people in the know that we can't talk about, so I'm perfectly happy with ...

If there's anything I've learned in my three centuries, it's that I would rather feel pain, sorrow, and misery than go through life feeling nothing. ...

The merit of painting lies in the exactness of reproduction. Painting is a science and all sciences are based on mathematics. No human inquiry can ...

Urmi, as you always do, you promised me a new hope.

Readability of code is now my first priority. It's more important than being fast, almost as important as being correct, but I think being readable ...

The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

The written word isn't necessarily a chore but can be a window into new worlds

I must be honest. I can only read so many paragraphs of a New York Times story before I puke.

In my city of Maracay, there is a go kart circuit about five minutes from my home. When I was about three or four years ...

I have lived with extraordinary women, whether it was my grandmother, my mother. My father passed away when I was 16 ... I was witness ...

I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well.

For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population of phantoms resembling ...