Betty Smith Quotes
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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I have written a lot about the fine arts, but I'd never written about the literary arts, and so on some level Dante really, you know, spoke to me, as new ground but also familiar ground.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I look a hundred and weigh 110 – you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
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I do not like violence.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.
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I love doing serious movies for adults.
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For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being.
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I'm not very good at sticking at things if I can't be successful at them. I gave up on sport a long time ago.
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Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.
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In 1994, the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law to prevent and combat domestic violence.
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I understand now why Hillary Clinton always wore navy blue pantsuits. Remember, for four years? If you have one or two themes, then you have the same shoes, the same bag. Otherwise, it's a nightmare.
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I use an e-reader when I'm traveling: I love carrying dozens of books on a small lightweight device, and I'm still amazed every time I purchase and immediately start reading a new title without leaving my hotel room - in another country!
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Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time.
