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The two most common charges against the older fiction, that it pleased wickedly and that it taught nothing, had broken down before the discovery, except in illiberal sects, that the novel is fitted both for honest use and for pleasure. ↗

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

#before #both #broken #charges #common

When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had. ↗

— Illeana Douglas

#character #experience #had #i #i do

People are composed of many things, and in my work, what influences me is the complexity of people - the chiaroscuro of dark and light. When I play a strong guy, I try to find, where is he weak? And, conversely, when I play a weak guy, where is he strong? ↗

— Kirk Douglas

#composed #conversely #dark #find #guy

There really is something raw about sexuality that's real and good and we must continue to learn to not be ashamed of it. But - we have to honor the reality of practicing safer sex. ↗

— Kyan Douglas

#ashamed #continue #good #honor #learn

The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades. It is a river of grass. ↗

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

#central #everglades #expanse #fact #grass

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say! ↗

— Mary Douglas

#disappointment #expectations #go #hand #i

The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be transplanted except to another variant of that organization. ↗

— Mary Douglas

#based #bias #cultural #culture #except

Spock was the sex symbol. A lot of people think it was Kirk. But, no, it was really Spock. ↗

— Jolene Blalock

#lot #people #really #sex #sex symbol

It's diamonds in your pockets one week, macaroni and cheese the next. ↗

— Jolene Blalock

#diamonds #macaroni #next #pockets #week

I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I've had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works. ↗

— Ken Blanchard

#absolutely #away #back #believe #blessings