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History is written by the victors. The victors in daily life tend to be those who live longest.

~David Hepworth

Topics: Daily Daily Life History Life Live Longest Tend Those Victors Who Written

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American popular culture, like individuals in daily life, tends to either romanticize or demonize mothers. We ricochet between 'Everything I ever accomplished I owe to my mother' and 'Every problem I have in my life is my mother's fault.'

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Accomplished American Between Culture Daily Daily Life Either Ever Every Everything Fault Individuals Life Like Mother Mothers My Life Owe Popular Popular Culture Problem Tends

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A romance is a courtship story. In the 19th century, the definition of the romance genre was an escape from daily life that included adventure and love and battle. But in the 20th century, that term changed, and now it's deemed only a love story, specifically a courtship story.

~Diana Gabaldon

Topics: Adventure Battle Century Changed Courtship Daily Daily Life Deemed Definition Escape Genre Included Life Love Love Story Now Only Romance Specifically Story Term 20Th Century 19Th Century

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A romance is a courtship story. In the 19th century, the definition of the romance genre was an escape from daily life that included adventure and love and battle. But in the 20th century, that term changed, and now it's deemed only a love story, specifically a courtship story.

~Diana Galbadon

Topics: Adventure Battle Century Changed Courtship Daily Daily Life Deemed Definition Escape Genre Included Life Love Love Story Now Only Romance Specifically Story Term 20Th Century 19Th Century

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I felt the need to be more open and expressive of my feelings, not just about the hills and the countryside, but about the daily life.

~Donald Hall

Topics: About Countryside Daily Daily Life Expressive Feelings Felt Hills Just Life More Need Open

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You come across quite ordinary, nondescript people in daily life, and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage, too.

~Donald Sinden

Topics: Across Come Daily Daily Life Life Ordinary People Quite See Should Stage Subjected Them Too Why You

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I act according to the requirements of the character, and if I try to play the role, then I play it truthfully. In my daily life, I'm a laid-back, peaceful guy. I'm just doing my job to act.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: According Act Character Daily Daily Life Doing Guy Job Just Life Peaceful Play Requirements Role Then Truthfully Try

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I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way.

~Eddie Vedder

Topics: About Always Am Been Coming Compliments Daily Daily Life Doing Get Good Having How Just Kind Life Make Me More Nice Off Point Say Share Show Show Off Something Strangers Than Think Three Through Times Two Up Walk Way Week I Think I Am

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If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual.

~Eisaku Sato

Topics: Attainment Closely Daily Daily Life Each Each Individual Individual Life Objective Ordinary Peace Same Same Time Something Statesmen Tied Time Ultimate Very

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Subject the material world to the higher ends by understanding it in all its relations to daily life and action.

~Ellen Swallow Richards

Topics: Action Daily Daily Life Ends Higher Life Material Material World Relations Subject Understanding World

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