We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
#quotes #george-william-russell #nature #wisdom #life #perfection

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
#quotes #henry-paulson #economy #united-states #china

I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
#quotes #coco-chanel #men #women

I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
#quotes #johnny-vegas #journalism #wikipedia

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
#quotes #gavin-de-becker

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You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin. ~Arthur Godfrey
#quotes #arthur-godfrey

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
#quotes #lucy-walker #entertainment

We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
#quotes #donna-shalala #nation #work

The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
#quotes #pope-pius-ix #christianity

I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
#quotes #veronica-roth

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
#quotes #winston-churchill #government #democracy #stupidity

I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
#quotes #spike-jonze #life #communication

Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. ~Zach Johnson
#quotes #zach-johnson #goals #work

When you are starting out as an actor people are very interested in who you are because they want to know where they can put you. And quite often, and we're all guilty of this is our lives, we judge very quickly and we pigeon-hole people very quickly based on how they look and how they talk and how they dress and we think: "Oh yeah, we know who you are." ~Tom Hiddleston
#quotes #tom-hiddleston #entertainment #judging

When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
#quotes #george-eliot #youth

As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #nature

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #health #medicine

We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
#quotes #thomas-friedman #caring #community

You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
#quotes #truman-capote #people

Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
#proverbs #slovakian-proverbs #water #medicine

I've just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can. ~Kimi Raikkonen
#quotes #kimi-raikkonen #formula-one #performance

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story. ~Ian Somerhalder
#quotes #ian-somerhalder #stories #truth

You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
#quotes #norbert-of-xanten

Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
#quotes #sigmund-freud #gratification #maturity