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Natalie Clifford Barney Quotes

Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.

Natalie Clifford Barney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 31, 1876 - February 2, 1972

Topics

Mediocrity Heroism

The money doesn't really matter. I've been a multi-millionaire for a long time. My sons are rich.

Time Money Rich Long Long Time Been

The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable, that we can make policy for the people.

People Want Policy Politicians Force

My grandparents left the Pale of Settlement at the border of western Russia and Eastern Europe in the early 1900s, fleeing anti-Semitism and hoping to make a better life for their children in America.

Merrick Garland

Life Children Border Better America

People are taken aback by a confident, pretty girl who knows what she wants in life and isn't going to let anyone get in her way. And you know what it's all about? Jealousy.

Life Girl Jealousy People Confident

In my mind, I'm no longer daunted by the idea of a remake. In fact, I now look at it as a genre unto itself - so long as you make it your own.

Mind Long You Look Now Own

To me, cooking is man's natural activity. But I think writing is really hard. Certainly writing fiction is the hardest thing I've ever done.

Cooking Man Me Writing Think Done

I was so low that I wanted to exit. And I took a bunch of pills, and they were sleeping pills. And at least they would put me to sleep, and maybe I wouldn't wake up, and that was fine.

Sleep Me Wake Up Sleeping Exit Up

We never stop to consider that our beliefs are only a relative truth that's always going to be distorted by all the knowledge we have stored in our memory.

Don Miguel Ruiz

Truth Knowledge Memory Stop Never

A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.

Great Bad Worst Review Bad Review

I loved being a troublemaker. At Santa Monica High, I would smoke on campus, go barefoot, anything.

Loved Smoke Go High Anything Santa

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.

Dominique Dawes

Love Believe I Can Young Athlete

I give so much credit to the 'Up' team who created appointment viewing on the weekends for us and some of the smartest conversations on television.

Team Credit Television Up Weekends

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