Elizabeth McCracken Quotes
I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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Whether you're keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it's the same thing. What's important is you're having a relationship with your mind.
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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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I started out in a professional choir at 13 years old. We traveled to different places, and I had a close relationship with the leaders of our choir. We were recording when I was 15, so it wasn't like I had to wait until 25 to find out certain things.
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There's nothing wrong in men of God going into politics. It will help them to do what is right.
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Unfortunately we - and I'm speaking not for Latin America but for Mexico because that's where I come from - we still, I think, are a little bit macho. Not that we only live in a macho world, but we also think as a macho world; even the women, you know? The women in Mexico, because that's the way we were raised.
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There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.
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I just got a band together in mid-2012, and we played our first show in October of that year.
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Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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I'm well aware that the Internet is global and can't be wholly affected by any one country. But the United States has outsized influence.
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This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.
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The tremendous honor of playing on the world stage is even more rewarding when I am able to use my accomplishments to help others.
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The real enemy is the man who tries to mold the human spirit so that it will not dare to spread its wings.
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Change is an action not just an epiphany!
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Thomas Tuchel is a coach who can work in the long-term.
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I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country.
