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There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a...

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.

Quote by Jane Austen about mind

How was I to do that? If I wrote about them in the same language that I was using to write about Joe and Sammy, it would give the comics characters the same level of familiarity.

Quote by Michael Chabon about language

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the...

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image.

Quote by Michael Chabon

Those things tend not to get reprinted. It's nice to be...

Those things tend not to get reprinted. It's nice to be able to give them another chance at life by putting them on the web.

Quote by Michael Chabon about chance, things, life

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's...

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Quote by Agatha Christie about advice, reason, good, good luck

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

Quote by Bette Davis about criminals, day, word, old, olderness, truth, good, good luck, people, contentment

The happy people are failures because they are on such...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.

Quote by Agatha Christie about happiness, good, good luck, people

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone...

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being, actors

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about life, work

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations... The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.

Quote by Winston Churchill about memory, good, good luck, books, things, contentment, man

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to...

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

Quote by Winston Churchill about power

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

Quote by Winston Churchill about bad luck, good luck, nation, heart

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential...

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

Quote by Princess Diana

HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can...

HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.

Quote by Princess Diana about need, people, contentment

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Quote by Winston Churchill about life

Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to...

Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.

Quote by Placido Domingo about career, fall, god

If you want to give your boyfriend or your husband a...

If you want to give your boyfriend or your husband a striptease or a lap dance, then you can learn that too.

Quote by Carmen Electra about husband, dance, contentment

On the other DVD, you learn how to give a lap dance and...

On the other DVD, you learn how to give a lap dance and how to do a striptease. It's really fun.

Quote by Carmen Electra about dance, contentment

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about advice, contentment

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about advice, contentment

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