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You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do. – Norman Douglas

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It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake. – Norman Douglas

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I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didnt get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard. – Anna Kendrick

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No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds. – John Ruskin

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Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. – George Orwell

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