Betty Parsons Quotes
I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.
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We strivin' for perfection.
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IM is interesting because you look at your buddy list and, at a glance, see what your friends are listening to, what they're working on, what they're doing. The problem was that you were bound to the computer keyboard.
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I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.
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Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
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Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.
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You have to be able to generate usable energy without greenhouse gas emissions, and you have to be able to do it cheaply if you want people to choose that approach. That means new technologies.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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I know what it's like to go very fast on motorcycles. Those moments, they stay with you.
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The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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The Broadway audiences are very vocal and seem very engaged. For certain shows, especially with a show like 'The Heiress,' the audience's reactions sound like 'The Jerry Springer Show' sometimes. That seems to be a very New York thing. Oh, there's also the entrance round of applause here, which we don't get too much in London.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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Country music is the song that speaks to the American condition. It's middle America. Eight out of 10 people. Maybe it's not the No. 1 choice, but they listen to country.
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One of the most meditative times of my day is when I'm cooking.
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It is impossible to maintain civilization with 12-year-olds having babies, with 15-year-olds killing each other, with 17-year-olds dying of AIDS and with 18-year-olds getting diplomas they can’t even read.
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I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.
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How, given the canine teeth and close-set eyes that declare the human animal to be a predator, had we come up with the notion that oat bran is more natural to eat than chicken?
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I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.
