Betty Smith Quotes
The difference between rich and poor", said Francie, "is that the poor do everything with thier own hands and the rich hire hands to do things.
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
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I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.
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Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.
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I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
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I never said I don't like gay people.
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I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the next performances, because you're reacting to something that's been said about you. So I tend to avoid that stuff pretty studiously.
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The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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I work out, I go to pilates, I walk and I eat everything I can get my hands on.
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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
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I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'
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I'm a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past.
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I have a Ph.D. in cell biology. And that's really manual labor. I mean, experimental science, you do it with your hands. So it's very different. You're out there in a lab, cleaning test tubes, and it just wasn't that fascinating.
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People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
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As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'
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The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.
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No one can be an artist without a rich inner life.
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I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.
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I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.
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I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.
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I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It's like: 'My diamond shoes are too tight. My money clip doesn't fit all my fifties.' I mean - really. Shut up.
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As the father of six children, I know very well the challenges technology poses to our families.
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The difference between rich and poor", said Francie, "is that the poor do everything with thier own hands and the rich hire hands to do things.
