There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ~Harvey Fierstein
#quotes #harvey-fierstein

No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
#quotes #martin-amis #novels

There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
#quotes #will-cotton #painting #art #women

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
#quotes #jackson-browne #wish

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
#quotes #richard-linklater #faith #believe #intelligence

Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
#quotes #jim-jeffords #bush #environment

A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #wait

To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
#quotes #jennifer-james #change #self-worth #humor

Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
#friendship #relationship #love

Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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I love layers! ~Alexander Wang
#quotes #alexander-wang #layers

The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #debt

Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #praying #helping

Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
#quotes #richard-rodgers #theater

The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #mind

Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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