We aim above the mark, to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood of exaggeration in it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I walk into a large white room. It's a dance studio in midtown Manhattan. The room is clean, virtually spotless if you… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
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Honesty works against you in the entertainment field. I try to be a journalist and a documentarian, but that doesn't mean that… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
I'm not doing a Mulder, there was no character reference-point. I think Mark Buchman shot it very David Fincher, but we did… — David Giuntoli Copy Share Image
But phony, Hemingway was not, and poseur he was not. He did not shoot lions and leopards because he was searching for… — Robert Ruark Copy Share Image
I've got the Mark of Cain," said Simon. "That means nothing can kill me, right?" "You can kill yourself," Magnus said, somewhat… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
India then being four-sided in plan, the side which looks to the Orient and that to the South, the Great Sea compasseth;… — Megasthenes Copy Share Image
There's a terrible stillness. I notice a small tear in the wallpaper above her shoulder. I notice finger marks grimed on the… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
The lesson is obvious. True missionaries concentrate on doing the work of Mark 16:15 rather than operating social-welfare programs. True missionaries serve… — K.P. Yohannan Copy Share Image
Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Then she offers him a slim but sincere smile, and he reluctantly returns it. It doesn't bridge the gap between them, but… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
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I only had one year of eligibility and I wasn't getting many offers from other schools. I jumped on it to make… — John Starks Copy Share Image
So much for the right books; the right use of them is another matter. The children must enjoy the book. The ideas… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
in reading ... stories, you can be many different people in many different places, doing things you would never have a chance… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness. — A. B. Simpson Copy Share Image
Mark Frankel was just a very tender, thoughtful person, and that was really nice. At that point in life, I hadn't met… — Brigid Brannagh Copy Share Image
I like university professors, but you know, we shouldn't hold them up as the high-water mark of all human achievement. They're just… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
I tell you, being on a soap is the hardest work, and it gets so old. Get on your mark, get in… — Robin Wright Copy Share Image
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