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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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Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice breaking the solemn silence of night. – George Eliot

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Funerals
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George Eliot
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To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. – George Eliot

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Diplomacy
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George Eliot
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Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which it cannot return. – George Eliot

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Vanity
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The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the irregularity of the air, and partly to lack of experience in handling this machine. The control of the front rudder was difficult on account of its being balanced too near the center. – Orville Wright

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Experience

I know there are people who dont like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been very good – they dont bother me and when they do contact me its usually on the nicest possible terms. – James Taylor

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Experience

I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. Its kind of a life-changing experience. But it cant get better than this for any actor – this is like an opera. – Javier Bardem

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Experience

Id like to believe an accumulation of experience has made me a sort of a grown-up person, so I can have judgment and taste and whatever. – Maurice Sendak

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Experience

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My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening – corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year. – Emanuel Steward

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History is the devils scripture. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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History

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. – Carl Sandburg

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Poetry

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking. – R. Buckminster Fuller

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Faith