Elizabeth McCracken Quotes
In the last century, I earned my living as a librarian, and I loved it. I'd have to take some classes to get up to speed with 21st-century librarianship.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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But I did an awful lot of work in Hollywood, and in New York for that matter.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Let us have peace.
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I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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I feel that we, as Indians, have a knack for loving a stereotypical, sobbing, sympathy-seeking personality. I feel that we need to promote quirky, cool and youthful talent. We have to stop propagating the sob-story angle of celebs, where they try to be larger-than-life. That is very outdated. It is so boring that it puts you to sleep.
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Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
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Any psychologist will tell you that healing comes from honest confrontation with our injury or with our past. Whatever that thing is that has hurt us or traumatized us, until we face it head on, we will have issues moving forward in a healthy way.
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Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.
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All of the good stuff is going to be done in the future. The stuff we are doing now is crummy compared with what will finally mature.
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I'm most biased about how white people have to learn to shut up when the conversation of racism comes up. White people have to learn to listen. Whether they agree with what they're hearing or not, they have to know to shut up and listen.
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To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?
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I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.
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In the last century, I earned my living as a librarian, and I loved it. I'd have to take some classes to get up to speed with 21st-century librarianship.
