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“No, it's not a 'corpse thing.' I feel I lack the emotional capacity to deal with those in mourning...”

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“donut can give you the kind of hug from inside that celery just can’t muster.”

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I never ever, ever say anything against my husband to anyone except my husband. Everyone gets in fights, and I think the natural propensity…

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Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw…

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Fletch then kisses me on the forehead before opening the cabinet under the coffeemaker to grab placemats and napkins. Retrieving these items is his…

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“If I were a lesbian and had a thing for narcissistic ex-sorority girls? I’d totally do me." Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass, or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office: A Memoir”

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“I feel like my takeaway from tonight is that it's okay to love shitty television, provided that you make an effort to appreciate other…

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You know what it was like? It was like thinking I was heading to a surprise party and instead it was a surprise pap…

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“But there's always a chance she's hiding a flask and a Nixon-esque Enemies List in her pinafore apron, which is exactly why we're such…

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“Cost to clean deeply soiled rugs: $200. Cost to replace shiny, black, stack-heeled, pilgrim-toed boots: $185. Cost to fix every single delicious table and…

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“I love the French and Italian church paintings from the Middle Ages. But I'm also interested to learn more about who was the first to make the leap from religious art to secular. That couldn't have been a small feat. Who was brave enough to say, " You know what? Enough of Jesus. I'mma paint me this here bowl of…

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“You know why I love HGTV? It's not just that I get a peek into other people's lives. It's that everyone's always thrilled with the end result, whether they're redecorating an unfortunate room, selling a house, or cleaning up another contractor's mess. I love for a happy ending, and HGTV is perpetually upbeat and optimistic. The shows are all about…

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I yearn to be a woman of more depth, but I'm not so fond of the path I'd need to follow to get there.

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The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

Erich Fromm

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And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few…

Eddie Redmayne

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Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with…

Harry S. Truman

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Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that…

Aldous Huxley

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I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity.

Jonah Lomu

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To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not…

Nathaniel Branden

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Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity…

Joe Craft

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Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities.

Tasneem Hameed

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For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else…

Bruce D. Perry

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I started with the belief that every person who came to the laboratory was free to accept or to reject the dictates of authority. This view sustains a conception of human dignity insofar as it sees in each man a capacity for choosing his own behavior. And as it turned out, many subjects did, indeed, choose to reject the experimenter's…

Stanley Milgram