Charles Horton Cooley Quotes

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

Charles Horton Cooley

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I live a fantastic life. Why should I complain about awards?

Viola Davis

LifeLiveWhyAwardsComplainAbout

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me. It is here in Belitung Island, where the rivers, beaches and the terrain captivate my attention most.

Andrea Hirata

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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.

Matt de la Pena

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At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to go to soccer.

Steve Earle

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I'm very proud of 'Backatown,' and usually I don't like to listen to my records.

Trombone Shorty

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Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion.

Miguel de Unamuno

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A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.

Jay Parini

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We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.

Joschka Fischer

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I have enjoyed a wonderful run in films, so far, and I may, at some point, come back. But it will be in my own time and in my own style.

Debra Winger

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A lot of people get into alternative music as part of their identity. It's something that isn't the mainstream, that their brothers and sisters don't know about, and that their parents don't like. It's something they can have as their own.

Chris Cornell

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One of the best things I've ever been told is that it's better for someone to tell you to slow down than to speed up.

Bobby Lashley

BestSlowBetterSomeoneSpeedYou

People ask my mother whether she had any idea that I'd be CEO of a company some day, and she would say, 'Absolutely not. Totally out of the realm of possibility.' There was certainly nothing that would have been very predictable in my upbringing.

Anne M. Mulcahy

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