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Quote by George Eliot
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been ma

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. – George Eliot

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When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. – George Eliot

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Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that were so fond of it. – George Eliot

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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. – George Eliot

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I was in the studio so much, it was about the search for air in a metaphoric sense, and the breathing has more to do with travel for me, about the search musically for open air. – Keren Ann

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I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners. – John H. Speke

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I have a character failing. I am quite incapable of identifying with anything whole-heartedly. Whatever I am doing, I am always planning to do something else. I would rather travel than arrive. – Stephen Bayley

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Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao used to have-there have been deep fundamental changes in society. – Jung Chang

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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. – Karl Von Clausewitz

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We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain. – William R. Alger

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If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status. – Patrick J. Kennedy

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