Wendell Willkie Quotes
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
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When I was younger we had a grape arbor, and my mom would go out and pick grapes and make grape jam in the sink - boil it, put it in jars, and give it away as gifts.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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Our entire film fraternity should be proud of 'Baahubali.' These are the kind of films that are not made very often.
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China is still the fastest growing economy in the world, but we need to learn how to use money in a better way, and it's about quality, not quantity.
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I think it is valuable and should be valued by its consumers. Charging for content forces discipline on journalists: they must produce things that people actually value.
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It is a pleasure to play under Jose Mourinho, and everything is OK. I learn every day. He is a normal coach. He speaks a lot with the players. I like it when the manager speaks a lot with you because it gives you confidence.
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Every relationship comes with a shelf life; that duration could be a minute or even a lifetime. If, for whatever reasons, a relationship cannot last a lifetime, contrary to what the two people imagined, then both the individuals have to be communicative and have to understand and accept the reality.
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I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
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There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.'
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it.
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I just feel like I'm such a normal person in an industry that is so chaotic and crazy. I am what I am, and I can't change it. And I don't want to change it.
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I noticed in America that if you write a book of any kind, you're made to be the representative of all the issues that might surround it.
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I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
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It’s very hard to prosper in this modern economy if you haven’t fully unleashed the potential of your people. And your people’s potential, in part, derives from their ability to express themselves and express new ideas, to try to right wrongs that are taking place in the society.
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The day we dispose of the idea of disposability will be a great one for the planet.
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During the Holocene, we undoubtedly altered our environment significantly, clearing land, diverting water and building great cities.
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I got to sing a wonderful song called 'I Ain't Down Yet.' Well, I ain't.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
