Kenneth L. Pike Quotes
Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.
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I'd assumed that a deal was a deal when Princeton admitted me, but I was wrong. The price of getting in - to the university itself, and to the great world it promised to open up - was an endless dunning for nebulous services that weren't included in the initial quote.
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I never feel with the fashion stuff that it's too fake. If I was a model and had a working part in Fashion Week, then I might feel like that, but I'm just a visitor. I really only walk in and watch the shows and think, 'Maybe I could wear that in a video.' I meet the designer, say hello, and then I go.
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There's never going to be a great misunderstanding of me. I think I'm a little whacked.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
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I really don't like going out anymore. I used to love it, but now it's not fun. I'd rather have friends come over and hot have to worry about crazy people taking pictures.
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I never fully understand all the drama and machinations within the Eagles.
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
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I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.
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The only thing I miss on stage is the falsetto.
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The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.
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The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
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Everything must belong somewhere.I know that now, that's why I'm staying here.
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I'm not a politician. But neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it's time to rebuild America.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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Maybe I'm an elitist, but I don't feel like I am.
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My parents are Dominican. I would always go to the Dominican Republic, and I fell in love with Bachata, which comes from the Dominican Republic.
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Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.
