Charles William Eliot Quotes
I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of the mother tongue.
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I like a little bit of designer, with a bit of vintage and high street mixed in. I love it when you find those one-off key pieces, which end up becoming investment pieces.
Cara Delevingne
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
Joanne Rowling
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
J. Michael Straczynski
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
Ursula K. Le Guin
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
Wale
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I didn't want to spend the next thirty years writing about bad things happening in the same small town - not least of all because people would begin to wonder why anyone still lives there!
Karin Slaughter
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
Nathaniel Parker Willis
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Napoleon Hill
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
Rachel Brosnahan
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I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
Oscar Pistorius
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
Barry Silbert
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
Orison Swett Marden
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
Mahershala Ali
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With 'Smoke Signals,' the character was so much like me growing up. I lost my parents, and I wish I'd had an opportunity to find out where they were. So I was reflecting on how I grew up, that feeling of abandonment. That whole film was a reality that I always held back and kept to myself.
Adam Beach
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The first reports of AIDS closely followed the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, whose 'family values' agenda and alliance with Christian conservatives associated AIDS with deviance and sin.
Barton Gellman
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If you want to join the Republican party, they have to let you in. There's nothing they can do about it. I mean, if Republicans will take Al D'Amato, they'll take anybody.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I want to play until the end.
Gabrielle Reece
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Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key.
Jack LaLanne
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Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.
Courteney Cox
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Neither Neil Armstrong nor Michael Collins had a mental breakdown after returning from the moon.
Jeanne Marie Laskas
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In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine - an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the dog - diverting attention from something significant.
Donna Brazile
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I am designating a new Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers to cut through red tape and ensure that the full resources of our federal government are leveraged to assist the workers, communities, and regions that rely on our auto industry.
Barack Obama
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I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of the mother tongue.
Charles William Eliot