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If the voice was meant to be silent we wouldn't have ears for listening.
VERONICA PURCELL If achieving a desired goal was easy why would anyone bother. There'd be no fun.
VERONICA PURCELL Constantly downcast leads to the death bed.
VERONICA PURCELL

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite s...
DOMINIC PURCELL We believe we have treated her with respect by giving her a fair opportunity to appeal.
BRENDAN PURCELL The High Performance Program Management Committee strongly recommends that you read the 2006 selecti...
BRENDAN PURCELL We have discussed the fact that if it comes down to a line-ball decision, we are looking at 2008 and...
BRENDAN PURCELL We are actually trying to keep people less excited. It is good but this kid has to get there on her ...
BRENDAN PURCELL It's not a sport you equate with impact injuries but there is a high rate of them.
BRENDAN PURCELL There are very few issues that concern us more than the safety of our community,
BILL PURCELL It is not a secret that Nashville has seen an increase in the rate of murders and armed robberies. T...
BILL PURCELL [Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell thanked Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia and other educators in att...
BILL PURCELL We're not sitting here thinking there's going to be another property tax increase next year, ... I c...
BILL PURCELL This process can be set back ... but I do not think it can be undone. Because it is very much a one-...
BERNARD PURCELL There isn't a whole lot of government self-regulation over privacy.
RICHARD PURCELL The actual jackpot was $87.9 million.
MIKE PURCELL

My fighting style, if you will, is a combination of mimicking, cowboy films and boxing that I have d...
DOMINIC PURCELL The two governments are pretty unapologetic about that, because it is an attempt to keep them in the...
BERNARD PURCELL There are a great many people on the Unionist side who feel such a gesture would be little more than...
BERNARD PURCELL You hold substance in my psyche
SARAHBETH PURCELL

The other guy's skull came apart, ... There was shanking and all that kind of stuff going on. You we...
DOMINIC PURCELL

It's a very depressing, dark place, ... And the walls are just stained with sadness.
DOMINIC PURCELL

I think that's one of the central themes for [the character] Lincoln,
DOMINIC PURCELL

Whoever it was that set me up wants me in the ground as quickly as possible,
DOMINIC PURCELL

It seems to be the second coming for Fox, ... They're throwing everything into this thing. And it's ...
DOMINIC PURCELL

I don't watch TV dramas. I watch ESPN, HBO boxing, National Geographic Channel and I kind of lik...
DOMINIC PURCELL They want to encourage well-planned economic growth. It sets the table for further development.
BILL PURCELL The music we're going to hear at the Opry House on Jan. 21 is music all of us need in our lives,
BILL PURCELL gives me the assurance my daughter and other children will learn about this. You have not only the t...
BILL PURCELL When I think about Great American Country's decision to come to Nashville, I see a much bigger pictu...
BILL PURCELL When the vote came up the next time they voted for metropolitan government, ... I stand here toda...
BILL PURCELL I cannot give you an absolute assurance,
BILL PURCELL It has become clear that in light of the continuing personal attacks on me, and the unprecedented le...
PHILIP PURCELL We didn't do much talking at halftime. We sat in silence and thought about what's been our goal for ...
MIKE PURCELL Absolutely a good idea, but I'd recommend using a grout stain instead.
VAN PURCELL You wouldn't even know they were there. No noise, no roaring cars through the parking lot. They aren...
STEVE PURCELL We've been stressing mental preparedness. And mental things lose game like this.
PAT PURCELL

I'm very appreciative and humbled by the success of 'Prison Break.'
DOMINIC PURCELL

It's a very depressing, sad kind of place. It just adds to the atmosphere of the show.
DOMINIC PURCELL

You have to believe in hope, not only from an acting point of view but also from an audience perspec...
DOMINIC PURCELL

There are a lot of people on death row, and I'm trying to convey that sense of a man knowing his due...
DOMINIC PURCELL As life is a breath, savoring is a held exhale, a placeholder for joy.
JUDY PURCELL If you offer [the bunt] and the ball hits you, its a dead ball strike. I try not to let that stuff b...
PAT PURCELL We had too many turnovers (15). I don't think it was the press. At times we made poor decisions and ...
MIKE PURCELL It was a little anxiety, but probably more excitement. It was good to finally see our name up there.
NATALIE PURCELL John and I have never disagreed about the businesses.
PHILIP PURCELL There isn't a whole lot of government self-regulation over privacy. There are some really, really go...
RICHARD PURCELL At this point, there are no surprises. This seems normal. As long as the field is 100 yards, I think...
MICHAEL PURCELL There's a strange lack of knowledge about the role of drag queens in our culture. I attribute this t...
JOSH KILMER-PURCELL I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that this delicate motion should reside in ...
EDWARD M. PURCELL I remember, in the winter of our first experiments, just seven years ago, looking on snow with new e...
EDWARD M. PURCELL Blackouts can be fun if approached with the right mindset. You just can't sweat the fact that you've...
JOSH KILMER-PURCELL The Nobel Prize, so long regarded in our science as the highest reward a man's work can earn, mu...
EDWARD M. PURCELL To see the world for a moment as something rich and strange is the private reward of many a discover...
EDWARD M. PURCELL

If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which ...
VERONICA ROTH I have very, very few friends. I live in a very tight circle and emotionally I'm probably not as...
VERONICA WEBB I wanted to try marathon running, but something always came up: I had a baby and a C-section or I go...
VERONICA WEBB For me, it works to my advantage when people think I'm stupid. If somebody who disdains you or w...
VERONICA WEBB My eating is pretty consistent. I like Greek yogurt for breakfast. I eat two giant salads a day, a b...
VERONICA WEBB I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt...
VERONICA WEBB My parents were both in the army for 20 years and then worked in government departments; but they ha...
VERONICA WEBB

It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an ...
VERONICA ROTH

Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they...
VERONICA ROTH

I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why...
VERONICA ROTH

I really like the group tour better than going it alone. First of all, it kind of takes the pressure...
VERONICA ROTH

I think it's fascinating to look at a world that an author has created that has sort of stemmed ...
VERONICA ROTH

I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each ot...
VERONICA ROTH

I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm a huge nerd - I would dress up if I could.
VERONICA ROTH

I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look dow...
VERONICA ROTH

When you're a teenager, everything seems like the end of the world, and I don't think that&#...
VERONICA ROTH

I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think ...
VERONICA ROTH

I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not ans...
VERONICA ROTH

If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.
VERONICA ROTH

People make me key chains... someone attached a Dauntless symbol to a silver pen. That one is what I...
VERONICA ROTH

When you're a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that's really hard to get over. And...
VERONICA ROTH

'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to ...
VERONICA ROTH

There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways...
VERONICA ROTH

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possibl...
VERONICA ROTH

Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed ...
VERONICA ROTH

I wasn't a sex symbol, I was a sex zombie.
VERONICA LAKE

You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.
VERONICA LAKE

I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a r...
VERONICA LAKE

When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yo...
VERONICA FRANCO

Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they wou...
VERONICA FRANCO

I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so.
VERONICA FRANCO

Such a gift might be easily taken back again.
VERONICA FRANCO No one ever bugged Jack Nicholson. When we made 'Witches,' and people were standing around t...
VERONICA CARTWRIGHT Why push people away? I love when people come up to me and say they appreciate the work!
VERONICA CARTWRIGHT There was a period of time when I couldn't seem to get anything. I was on the series 'Daniel...
VERONICA CARTWRIGHT One of the things that fascinated me about modeling was that you had the freedom to look any way you...
VERONICA WEBB

Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
VERONICA ROTH

I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and peop...
VERONICA ROTH

Human reason can excuse any evil.
VERONICA ROTH

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for anothe...
VERONICA ROTH

Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. ...
VERONICA ROTH

But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they're already looking for, that's al...
VERONICA ROTH

No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something ...
VERONICA ROTH

I touch her cheek to slow the kiss down, holding her mouth on mine so I can feel every place where o...
VERONICA ROTH

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important...
VERONICA ROTH

...there is power in self-sacrifice.
VERONICA ROTH

The Amity exchange smiles. They are dressed comfortably in red or yellow. Every time I see them, the...
VERONICA ROTH

A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend."
His Mother says: "Why did yo...
VERONICA ROTH

I'm not abnegation, I'm not dauntless, I am Divergent
VERONICA ROTH

Can you tell me where to find Tobias'? I ask. When I imagine his face, affection for him bubbles up ...
VERONICA ROTH

Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?
I want to be.
I can.
I believe it.
VERONICA ROTH

Knowledge is power. Power to do evil...or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge i...
VERONICA ROTH

Lies require commitment.
VERONICA ROTH

I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my b...
VERONICA ROTH

A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
VERONICA ROTH

Sleep,” he says. “I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.” “With what?” “...
VERONICA ROTH

I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
VERONICA ROTH

I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, for...
VERONICA ROTH

Some things are hard to let go of.
VERONICA ROTH

Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up
VERONICA ROTH

Tris," he says. "What did they do to you? You're acting like a lunatic."
"That's not very nice ...
VERONICA ROTH

Can you be a girl for a few seconds?"
"I'm always a girl" I frown.
"You know what I mean. ...
VERONICA ROTH

When her body first hit the net, all I registered was a gray blur. I pulled her across it and her ha...
VERONICA ROTH

There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life f...
VERONICA ROTH

You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re tr...
VERONICA ROTH

We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst...
VERONICA ROTH

What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear m...
VERONICA ROTH

Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and ho...
VERONICA ROTH

I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else availab...
VERONICA ROTH

Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or t...
VERONICA ROTH

I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and l...
VERONICA ROTH

So sweet and delicious do I become,
when I am in bed with a man
who, I sense, loves and en...
VERONICA FRANCO

Hollywood gives a young girl the aura of one giant, self-contained orgy farm, its inhabitants dedica...
VERONICA LAKE

Ich habe sie Erfahrung gemacht, dass die Menschen aus vielen verschiedenen Schichten von Geheimnisse...
VERONICA ROTH

Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as...
VERONICA ROTH

I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
VERONICA ROTH

As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a mor...
VERONICA ROTH

I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
VERONICA ROTH

There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses...
VERONICA ROTH

Caleb," I say, "I love you."
His eyes gleam with tear as he says, "I love you, too, Beatrice.
VERONICA ROTH

I don’t know how long it takes for me to realize that isn’t going to happen,
that she is go...
VERONICA ROTH

Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
VERONICA ROTH

It's what you deserve to hear," I say firmly, my eyes going cloudy with tears. "That you're whole, t...
VERONICA ROTH

Sometimes I still forget to look for the gentler parts of her. For so long all I saw was the strengt...
VERONICA ROTH

Take a person’s memories, and you change who they are.
VERONICA ROTH

But that wasn´t the first time I ever saw her. I saw her in the hallways at school, and at my mothe...
VERONICA ROTH

I love you" I say.
"I love you, too" he says. "I'll see you soon.
VERONICA ROTH

Yeah, sometimes life really sucks," she says. "But you know what I'm holding on for?"

I r...
VERONICA ROTH

The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.
VERONICA ROTH

If I don't survive," I say, "tell Tobias I didn't want to leave him.
VERONICA ROTH

The person you became with her is worth being.
VERONICA ROTH

Change, like healing, takes time.
VERONICA ROTH

You're not very nice," I say, grinning.
"You're one to talk."
"Hey, I could be nice if I t...
VERONICA ROTH

I'll say it one last time: Be brave.
VERONICA ROTH

She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love... That it should be done f...
VERONICA ROTH

I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
VERONICA ROTH

I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.
VERONICA ROTH I don't know anyone who can't learn something from The Little Prince.
VERONICA HENRY

In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn't encourage me to ...
VERONICA ROTH

I regret..." Tobias tilts his head, and sighs. "I regret my choice."
"What Choice?"
"Daunt...
VERONICA ROTH

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for your...
VERONICA ROTH

Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.
VERONICA ROTH

For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, han...
VERONICA ROTH

People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a g...
VERONICA ROTH

You think giving you a hug would give away too much?" he says.
"You know," I say. "I really don...
VERONICA ROTH

One Choice

One Choice, decided your friends.

One Choice, defines your beliefs....
VERONICA ROTH

Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.
VERONICA ROTH

You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes.
"...
VERONICA ROTH

I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own.
"Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias?" VERONICA ROTH

Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understa...
VERONICA ROTH

Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into pl...
VERONICA ROTH

Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.
VERONICA ROTH

Moths," repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?"

"Not just a cloud of moths," she says, "...
VERONICA ROTH

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
VERONICA ROTH

I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless.
I...
VERONICA ROTH

It must require bravery to be honest all the time.
VERONICA ROTH

Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.
VERONICA ROTH

You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you're small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you'...
VERONICA ROTH

I am selfish. I am brave.
VERONICA ROTH

Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
VERONICA ROTH

Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'

'Well,' he says, 'I would onl...
VERONICA ROTH

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.
VERONICA ROTH

Living without virtues is to live divorced from society, seperated from the most important thing in ...
VERONICA ROTH

I don't need to relive my fears anymore. All I need to do now is try to overcome them.
VERONICA ROTH

The opinions of others cannot damage you.
VERONICA ROTH

It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
VERONICA ROTH

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that dama...
VERONICA ROTH

She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recogniz...
VERONICA ROTH

What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes ...
VERONICA ROTH

What has become clear is that lies are just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Lying to sp...
VERONICA ROTH

I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another...
VERONICA ROTH

Awkwardness aside, it's nice to be liked.
VERONICA ROTH Come thaw my frozen heart, my little arctic kitten.”
Unable to resist, Aria jumped in and pic...
VERONICA ROSSI

This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.
VERONICA ROTH

Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.
VERONICA ROTH

I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.
VERONICA ROTH

But when I do feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I thin...
VERONICA ROTH

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
VERONICA ROTH Stop allowing other people's opinion decide what you are going to do. It's not even about them this ...
VERONICA WILKERSON If we had a wide-scale and prolonged freeze, we could have big stock draws and price spikes. There i...
VERONICA SMART

Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
VERONICA ROTH

I’m not important. Everyone will do just fine without me,” I say.
“Who cares about everyo...
VERONICA ROTH

Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged.
VERONICA ROTH

Got that gun?” Peter says to Tobias. “No,” says Tobias, “I figured I would shoot the bullets...
VERONICA ROTH

People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you und...
VERONICA ROTH

His hands shift to my shoulders, and his fingers brush over the edge of my bandage. He pulls back wi...
VERONICA ROTH

You can break my body but never my spirit because that's graced by God.

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