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James Stephens Quotes

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: February 9, 1882 - December 26, 1950

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Yourself Saying Think You Said Ever

Early in my life, without any supporting evidence, I fretted over what I believed was my fate: accidentally becoming an international pop star. The pages of my diary were filled with hypothetical ethical dilemmas.

Life Fate My Life Early Diary Over

Anyone who magnifies the power of a television talk show is very unrealistic.

John J. McLaughlin

Power Television Talk Show Talk Show

A perfect handbag is both functional and stylish. Of course you want to look cool, but you also want a bag that is going to work with you, not against you.

Work Cool Stylish Bag You Look

I was over-confident while growing up. I think when you look a certain way, you try and compensate by something else. I was always a strong child, was always confident, but looks never mattered to me.

Child Me Growing Up Strong Think

I like to see things start, grow, and then move on to better things.

Start Grow Better Move On See Move

It is often said that definitions of Islamic government are imprecise. To me, however, they seemed to have a clarity that was completely familiar and also, it must be said, far from reassuring.

Michel Foucault

Government Me Clarity Said Must Far

People are unhappy when they are on diets, because it's 'don't do this, don't do that, do this, do that.'

Mireille Guiliano

People Unhappy Because Diets

There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that would have ever had the crazy nut over for dinner. I feel like the big companies are like that with musicians. They'll say, 'We love music! It's all about the music!' - but if a musician shows up at the door, they call security.

Love Music Door Painting Dinner

I am far more confident now because of the love people have showered on me. Their acceptance is what keeps me going.

Love Acceptance I Am People Me Now

You've got to know what you put in your body. That's it.

You Body Know Your Body Got Your

Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivorous and omnipresent all begin with Om.

Begin Omniscient Omnipotent

ISIS despises the Russian government for its support of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and so it's no surprise that ISIS began targeting Russia in 2015, around the same time that Russia first intervened in the Syrian civil war.

Time Government War Support Surprise

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