Quote by George Eliot
In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petr

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. – George Eliot

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There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope. – George Eliot

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Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot

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When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around to complete the trilogy, I just signed on board without even reading the scripts because the experience of the first film was so good. – Keanu Reeves

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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained. – Joseph Roux

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My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my own feelings about gay and lesbian civil rights. – Bruce Springsteen

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The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. – Marcelene Cox

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. – Gordie Howe, 1975

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Ive had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in religion. These are things we should put behind us. – Chinua Achebe

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