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Yesterday he told me he thought I would have to pretend to be weak, but he was wrong. I am weak already. I brace myself against the wall and press my forehead to my hands. It’s difficult to take deep breaths, so I take short, shallow ones. I can’t let this happen. They attacked me to make me feel weak. I can pretend they succeeded to protect myself, but I can’t let it become true Picture Quote #1

We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. It’s the reason... we have to get burned before we understand the power of fire; the reason our most meaningful relationships are so often those that continued beyond the very juncture at which they came the closest to ending Picture Quote #1

We have an obligation to imagine. It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that we are in a world in which society is huge and the individual is less than nothing: an atom in a wall, a grain of rice in a rice field. But the truth is, individuals change their world over and over, individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different Picture Quote #1

Every day, we try to pretend that we haven’t perceived that moment, that it doesn’t exist; that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment Picture Quote #1

Living consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion does not make the unreal real or the real unreal; that it is better to correct your mistakes that to pretend they do not exist; and that the more conscious you are of facts bearing on your life and goals, the more wisely and effectively you can act Picture Quote #1

Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it’s no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it’s really just about the money, the perceived prestige Picture Quote #1

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I’m not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and they have to be totally loyal Picture Quote #1

I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It’s like an affair with no mess. You don’t actually consummate it, but you get to pretend, imagine what it would be like Picture Quote #1

They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings? Picture Quote #1

My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn’t even try to pretend I can act Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me Picture Quote #1

The past is never there when you try to go back. It exists, but only in memory. To pretend otherwise is to invite a mess Picture Quote #1

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I knew nothing about martial arts. and I don’t really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult Picture Quote #1

Science fiction is also a great way to pretend you are writing about the future when in reality you are attacking the recent past and the present Picture Quote #1

It is not easy taking this path, even though people like to pretend it is. I hate the stigma that wrestling is fake Picture Quote #1

The thing I don’t understand about homosexuals is, how do they decide which one is the one who’s supposed to pretend they don’t want it? Picture Quote #1

It is a shrewd device to pretend we have some one unimportant fault, it overshadows so many serious defects Picture Quote #1

Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else Picture Quote #1

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The hungry and the homeless don’t care about liberty any more than they care about cultural heritage. To pretend that they do care is cant Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure and the memory so possessed him that for the moment there was nothing to do but to pretend Picture Quote #1

And even though people try to pretend that pain doesn’t do anything to them, none of us can really handle it. Everything bad we do in our life is because of pain of some kind Picture Quote #1

The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so Picture Quote #1

The word ‘equality’ shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it’s not the American way Picture Quote #1

I had a friend, and we always used to pretend to be twins. We had this fantasy about going to Hollywood together. We were about four Picture Quote #1

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It is always self-defeating to pretend to the style of a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history Picture Quote #1

Because the church has moved away from the gospel anytime you move away from the gospel, you at the same time move toward pretense, you move toward image-keeping, you move toward the need to pretend Picture Quote #1

We should create a holiday that celebrates money for what it is, essentially worthless paper, upon which we agree to pretend it has value Picture Quote #1

Sober strip clubs are horrible. When you are sober you see the matrix code behind a strip club. You’re paying girls to pretend to like you until you run out of money so they can walk away Picture Quote #1

It’s very early in the market. I don’t want to pretend I know exactly how this rolls out. But there’s been an enormous amount of interest Picture Quote #1

In 1998, I was trained by the SPLA [Sudanese People’s Liberation Army ] in London how to pretend to be a geologist Picture Quote #1

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Yesterday he told me he thought I would have to pretend to be weak, but he was wrong. I am weak already. I brace myself against the wall and press my forehead to my hands. It’s difficult to take deep breaths, so I take short, shallow ones. I can’t let this happen. They attacked me to make me feel weak. I can pretend they succeeded to protect myself, but I can’t let it become true (To Pretend Quotes) We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. It’s the reason... we have to get burned before we understand the power of fire; the reason our most meaningful relationships are so often those that continued beyond the very juncture at which they came the closest to ending (To Pretend Quotes) We have an obligation to imagine. It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that we are in a world in which society is huge and the individual is less than nothing: an atom in a wall, a grain of rice in a rice field. But the truth is, individuals change their world over and over, individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different (To Pretend Quotes) Every day, we try to pretend that we haven’t perceived that moment, that it doesn’t exist; that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment (To Pretend Quotes) Living consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion does not make the unreal real or the real unreal; that it is better to correct your mistakes that to pretend they do not exist; and that the more conscious you are of facts bearing on your life and goals, the more wisely and effectively you can act (To Pretend Quotes) Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it’s no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it’s really just about the money, the perceived prestige (To Pretend Quotes) I’m not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and they have to be totally loyal (To Pretend Quotes) I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It’s like an affair with no mess. You don’t actually consummate it, but you get to pretend, imagine what it would be like (To Pretend Quotes) They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings? (To Pretend Quotes) My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn’t even try to pretend I can act (To Pretend Quotes) I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me (To Pretend Quotes) The past is never there when you try to go back. It exists, but only in memory. To pretend otherwise is to invite a mess (To Pretend Quotes) I knew nothing about martial arts. and I don’t really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult (To Pretend Quotes) Science fiction is also a great way to pretend you are writing about the future when in reality you are attacking the recent past and the present (To Pretend Quotes) It is not easy taking this path, even though people like to pretend it is. I hate the stigma that wrestling is fake (To Pretend Quotes) The thing I don’t understand about homosexuals is, how do they decide which one is the one who’s supposed to pretend they don’t want it? (To Pretend Quotes) It is a shrewd device to pretend we have some one unimportant fault, it overshadows so many serious defects (To Pretend Quotes) Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else (To Pretend Quotes) The hungry and the homeless don’t care about liberty any more than they care about cultural heritage. To pretend that they do care is cant (To Pretend Quotes) Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure and the memory so possessed him that for the moment there was nothing to do but to pretend (To Pretend Quotes) And even though people try to pretend that pain doesn’t do anything to them, none of us can really handle it. Everything bad we do in our life is because of pain of some kind (To Pretend Quotes) The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so (To Pretend Quotes) The word ‘equality’ shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it’s not the American way (To Pretend Quotes) I had a friend, and we always used to pretend to be twins. We had this fantasy about going to Hollywood together. We were about four (To Pretend Quotes) It is always self-defeating to pretend to the style of a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history (To Pretend Quotes) Because the church has moved away from the gospel anytime you move away from the gospel, you at the same time move toward pretense, you move toward image-keeping, you move toward the need to pretend (To Pretend Quotes) We should create a holiday that celebrates money for what it is, essentially worthless paper, upon which we agree to pretend it has value (To Pretend Quotes) Sober strip clubs are horrible. When you are sober you see the matrix code behind a strip club. You’re paying girls to pretend to like you until you run out of money so they can walk away (To Pretend Quotes) It’s very early in the market. I don’t want to pretend I know exactly how this rolls out. But there’s been an enormous amount of interest (To Pretend Quotes) In 1998, I was trained by the SPLA [Sudanese People’s Liberation Army ] in London how to pretend to be a geologist (To Pretend Quotes)

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