Marilynne Robinson Quotes

Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fiction. I'm attracted by primary sources that are relevant to historical questions of interest to me, by famous old books on philosophy or theology that I want to see with my own eyes, by essays on contemporary science, by the literatures of antiquity.

Marilynne Robinson

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My style has stayed pretty consistent over the years. I always wear what I like and what is appropriate for the occasion.

Melania Trump

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I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.

Max Beckmann

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Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.

Robert Hewison

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I unwittingly became sort of this anorexia spokeswoman.

Tracey Gold

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If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.'

Marvin Hamlisch

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A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.

Michael Pena

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I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans.

Missy Elliott

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I've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.

Julia Michaels

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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

Bob Uecker

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I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.

Bobby Bowden

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I love ballet, and it's a little boring for me to go to the gym because I'm used to the dancing discipline - it's really hard but much more fun.

Penelope Cruz

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I grew up in the early 2000s, being one of the first-generation wrestlers to have access to the Internet and watch independent wrestling. We usually didn't have to trade tapes anymore. We could just get online and search A. J. Styles or Low Ki.

Seth Rollins

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