Kathleen Troia McFarland Quotes
Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.
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I'm just part of a tradition of people who aren't pleased. I would never think anyone else who has the same attitude was getting it from me. I'd just think they're... sensible.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
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I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.
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Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
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My number one job at the end of the day is to entertain.
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Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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Our need for that exterior god that sits up there and judges us... will diminish and eventually disappear.
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Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It's time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.
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I feel like there are a lot of bands or musicians that probably think improv is corny, because I think that's a sentiment out there.
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We're under pressure because we haven't reached the point where we can form a stable government yet.
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I'm trying to use whatever attention is focused on me and divert it to something that really deserves the attention and try and sort of stay out of the way of the rest of the stuff.
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I don't spend much time listening to the records when they're done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties - they were like product, almost.
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We live on the leash of our senses. There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses.
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Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.
