Every Quote has a Meaning Many people want to believe they are the best and if they aren’t they should just give up. Derek Jeter once said “ there may be people who have more talent than you‚ but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.” This quote is known as one of the most inspirational quotes for athletes. Jeter’s quote has been applied to the lives of many athletes‚ especially Jessica Long‚ Babe Ruth‚ and himself. . It has affected those individuals
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me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to…” This quote is when he is preparing to fight Grendel and Beowulf is saying that he is going in without a weapon because he is worried the people may call him weak. Also this reflects the Anglo-Saxon belief in heroism‚ Beowulf cares more about honor and what others think of him than he own safety‚ also he has godly features that make him better than the average man. Like in my first quote when he was dragged into the ocean‚ and ended up killing the
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Miss Strangeworth is a peaceful woman. At the beginning of the story‚ she comes off as a peaceful and gentle person. For example‚ “Miss Strangeworth took deep breaths and thought that there was nothing in the world like a summer fragrant day.” This quote shows she is a gentle person. She also enjoys being outside in the summer weather. Another example
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that of a far dearer victim” (p. 169). This quote is foreboding that it will not be Victor whom the Creature intends to kill‚ but a person far dearer to Victor. This quote seems to apply to Elizabeth. It never directly says her name‚
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There are many quotes that changed the perspective see things in.One of these quotes is by Leo Tolstoy‚ he said”Everyone thinks of changing the world‚ but no one thinks of changing himself.”-Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9‚1828 in the Tula Province‚ Russia.He died on November 20‚1910 in Astapovo‚ Russia.He was the youngest of his four siblings.In 1830‚his mother‚ née Princess Volkonskaya died.Another disaster struck when his father‚ Count Nikolay Tolstoy died just seven years after his mother’s
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The quote that Macbeth tells himself is “Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.” Page 95. What this quote means is that once he has done a terrible deed‚ and now he has had to do more killings and bad deeds in order to keep himself from getting caught. Lie once‚ and you will have to keep lying to keep
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The Glass Castle Section 1: A woman on the street Quote 1: “’You want to help me change my life?’ Mom asked. ‘I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused’” (Walls 5). I think that this quote is significant because it shows how different Jeannette’s views on life and her mother’s views on life are. Throughout the novel Jeannette is always trying to help her parents‚ but what she does not notice is that they are happy the way that they are. They enjoy the way that they
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Othello Act 1‚ Sc‚ 1 Quotes "I am not what I am." Speaker: Iago Audience: Rodrigo Explication: He is saying that he is not who he appears to be. "I have charged thee not not haunt about my doors." Speaker: Brabantio Audience: Rodrigo Explication: Brabantio wants Rodrigo to leave. "Even now‚ now‚ very now‚ an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe. Arise‚ arise! / Awake the snorting citizens with the bell‚ / Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. / Arise‚ I say!" Speaker:
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everywhere. This universal code can be shared with others no matter their creed‚ language‚ or nationality which sometimes hinders our ability to form close bonds. Borders and bodies of water help create separation in the human race. Truman Capote’s quote‚ “Love‚ having no geography‚ knows no boundaries‚” stresses the unity and harmony in which all people should live by. Love is unconditional‚ lasting a lifetime and going beyond a mere kiss. True love seeps into the very core of a person’s being.
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The quote I chose is‚ “The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you.” Marcus Aurelius came up with this quote. I think this quote means that if you do something back to a person that has wronged you‚ you’re just stooping down to their level and giving them satisfaction. But‚ if you don’t get revenge on them and don’t stoop to their level‚ it’ll be revenge within itself because it shows them that you’re the bigger person. A real word example would be‚ the United States and terrorists
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