The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
Elbert Hubbard
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Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.
Valerie Plame
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I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair for a bit, but beyond that the buck stops. I'm not having any work done.
Rachel Bilson
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Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.
Malcolm X
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
Harold Coffin
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Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
Abraham Cahan
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Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and arrange it in an hour, sometimes. 'Cause with this, with writing, you can occasionally feel like a caveman, like you've been working with pitch and tar on this brush.
Barry Hannah
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The United States transportation system is the envy of the world.
Jerry Costello
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I envy my Jewish friends the ritual of saying kaddish - a ritual that seems perfectly conceived, with its built-in support group and its ceremonious designation of time each day devoted to remembering the lost person.
Meghan O'Rourke
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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it.
Amy Hempel
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I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely.
Tom Stoppard
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The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.
Mitt Romney
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I envy Muslims their practice of regular and genuine prayer. It's a beautiful practice that enriches their daily lives.
Jay Parini
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Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.
Joseph Hall
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I don't envy or much respect people who are completely politicised.
Christopher Hitchens
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I think a lot of people in television news look at the cable networks with great envy.
Chris Wallace
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Each person's drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic's emotions differently. Sometimes overwork numbs depression, sometimes anger, sometimes envy, sometimes sexuality. Or the overworker runs herself ragged in a race for attention.
Arlie Russell Hochschild
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Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
William J. Clinton
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Certainly, you envy the guys that have done all kinds of things, a variety of good scripts and good directors. Then again, having worked with Cassavetes has satisfied a big part of that.
Peter Falk
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You always feel like rock critics are frustrated musicians. I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment.
Todd Haynes
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Why would you envy a man who doesn't know the names of all the planets, is a 'high functioning' sociopath, and has no friends? Because Sherlock Holmes thinks in all the ways we wish we could.
Kyle Hill
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On every movie I've done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don't envy them, at all.
Griffin Dunne
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Envy is the central fact of American life.
Gore Vidal
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Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.
Eubie Blake
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