Mark Twain Quotes
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
Quotes to Explore
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
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This is one hell of a business I picked to be in.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever see about a bunch of young people sharing a flat and getting up to crazy stuff.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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Your memories from your early childhood seem to have such purchase on your emotions. They are so concrete.
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Change is inevitable. Things absolutely cannot stay the same. The type of change we invoke is up to each and every one of us.
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People did not even then like to eat dirt, if they could see it.
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I love love stories, no matter how dark.
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I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
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In greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was lifted from the earth he lost strength. So it is with engineers. They must not become isolated from the real world...
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Small businesses all across this nation are tired of the uncertainty created by Washington.
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I'm thankful to be in a position in my career where I can advocate for better policies and partner with future generations, like my daughters, to be a voice for change.
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First we pre-visualized it [the flying fish scene in 'Life of Pi'] so the actors could act. It took a long time to get that to come to life and to design those coming out of the screen. We had great fun with that. It takes a long time, a year maybe.
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Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
