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"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins."
"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."
"The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down."
"The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions."
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
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"I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back."
"I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being."
"I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children."
"I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. What's real is for my children and the people I live with."
"Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success."
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