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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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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. – George Eliot

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Hope
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George Eliot
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Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing. – George Eliot

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Letters (writing)
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George Eliot
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How lovely the little river is, with its dark changing wavelets! It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the bank, and listen to its low, placid voice… – George Eliot

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Rivers
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George Eliot
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I dont think Ive ever worked so hard on something, but working on Macintosh was the neatest experience of my life. Almost everyone who worked on it will say that. None of us wanted to release it at the end. It was as though we knew that once it was out of our hands, it wouldnt be ours anymore. – Steve Jobs

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Experience

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that its perfectly normal for two men to be in love, its perfectly normal for two women to be in love. My kids will grow up knowing its all about love. It doesnt matter who youre with and everyone should have that experience. – Tori Spelling

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Experience

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience. – George Bernard Shaw

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Experience

Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful. – Joyce Maynard

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Experience

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I never guess. It is a shocking habit — destructive to the logical faculty. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Assumptions

The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama. – Edward Bond

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Society

As a woman, my style defines my leadership. Its a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where its in the best interest of the citizens. – Kamla Persad-Bissessar

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Leadership

I go into the locker room and find a corner and just sit there. I try to achieve a peaceful state of nothingness that will carry over onto the golf course. If I can get that feeling of quiet and obliviousness within myself, I feel I cant lose. – Jane Blalock

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Sports :: Golf