"If I could for a moment just inspire you to love yourself, that would be worth EVERYTHING"
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"I would love to say how nice it is to see you again, but that would be a lie. And I am nothing if not honest."
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"If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure."
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"If I wasn't a writer, I would be depressed."
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"Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be force-fed poison."
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"Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand by it, whenever I do do a printed encyclopedia I would like all the proceeds to go to charity. Back in 1998 I never dreamt I personally I would be in the position that I could set up a large charitable foundation and personally do things for charity, and I’ve done other charity books already."
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"All that kept her from breaking was that it was not an image of strength that was leaving her; she would be just as strong without him."
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"To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or would be. Once I made the choice to actually do it, I just went for it. I just dove in and have really learned a lot about putting a scent together. It's kind of exciting."
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"He did not consider if or how or why he loved them. They were just love: they were the first evidence he ever had of love, and they would be the last confirmation of love when everything else fell away."
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"Jerome said, It's like, a family doesn't work anymore when everyone in it is more miserable than they would be if they were alone, You know?"
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"What we most want to ask of our Maker is an unfolding of the divine purpose in putting human beings into conditions in which such numbers of them would be sure to go wrong."
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"It would be so depressing to be a model and not get to say a word. There's no personality involved."
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"The whole world is in the throes of a new birth. Anything done for a temporary gain would be tantamount to an abortion."
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"It would be a sad day for India if it has to inherit the English scale and the English tastes so utterly unsuitable to the Indian environment."
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"Jail-going is only the beginning, not the end of satyagraha. The acme of satyagraha for us would be to lay down our lives for the defence of India's just cause."
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"God forbid that India should ever become a military nation, which would be a menace to the peace of the world, and yet if things went on as they were doing, what hope was there for India and, therefore, for the world?"
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"The only real and reliable guarantee for khadi would be honesty, truthfulness and sincerity of khadi workers."
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"If all were nonviolent, there would be no anarchy and there would be no question of anybody being armed for meeting aggression from without."
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"And he who would be friends with God must remain alone, or make the whole world his friend"
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"Ramanama can be used only for a good, never for an evil end, or else thieves and robbers would be the greatest devotees."
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