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Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
I think that people who live in cultures without quite so much pri

I think that people who live in cultures without quite so much privilege, opportunity or grandiosity have a little bit more respect for the workings of destiny, and the limitations that people can find themselves in through no fault of their own. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Listen – of course money changes everything, but so does sunlight, and so does food: These are powerful but neutral energy sources, neither inherently good nor evil but shaped only by the way we use them. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor – all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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I used to say, Man, I think Id be a really good dad. Ill be a great provider. Im funny Ill go on trips with them – Ill do all sorts of stuff. But the momming? Im not made for that. I have a really good mom I know what she put into it. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan. – Everett Dirksen

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I remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna. And its like, she didnt care. Madonna just came out and was herself. I respect that a lot. – Britney Spears

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Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people. – Will Cuppy

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There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors… and that is their competitive sense. – Elia Kazan

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Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. – Maltbie D. Babcock

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Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling

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The world is not dialectical — it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil. – Jean Baudrillard

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We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans. – P. J. ORourke

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