I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
#quotes #anne-lamott #church

I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
#quotes #henrik-ibsen #human #believe #books #thinking

Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
#quotes #muriel-barbery #world

One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #persistence

All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
#quotes #abraham-lincoln #christianity #men

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
#quotes #steven-spielberg #movies #et #schindler-s-list #saving-private-ryan

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #worry

Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #adversity

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #law #equality

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
#quotes #barbara-la-marr #work #happiness #cat

I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
#quotes #evan-rachel-wood #love

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing. and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me. ~Joey Ramone
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
#quotes #georg-c-lichtenberg #freedom #free-will