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Quote by George Eliot
But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruou

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy. – George Eliot

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There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds — not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but — a hatred of all injury. – George Eliot

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Hurt, Injury
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George Eliot
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms. – George Eliot

Category:
Self-Discovery
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George Eliot
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I think generally Im kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someones head, that being all they really know of the world. – Charlie Kaufman

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Its my experience that you really cant lose when you try the truth. – Sharon Stone

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I think newspapers shouldnt try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile experience of paper. – Dave Eggers

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You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination – at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. – Renny Harlin

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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. – George Washington

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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha

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I tell students, If you are learning from YouTube I almost dont want to teach you because what you learn from YouTube it takes 10 times as long to unlearn. They do an approximation of the centre of the note, an approximation of the interpretation, a cloned version. – Kiri Te Kanawa

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Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy. – Bjork

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