David Korten Quotes
Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.
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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
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There is a saying: 'The child is parent to the adult', which means whatever happens to you as a child or teenager affects the adult you become. You are forged in your history. And fiction is an incredibly important force in shaping children, and that's why fiction needs to be diverse.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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If apartheid is removed, then the violence that is necessary to maintain it will be removed along with the pressures from apartheid which create a violent response.
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My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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I want to be like Robin Williams, really. It's all the different characters he does, all the different voices.
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My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.
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I grew up worshipping Pee-wee Herman.
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I think what hurt me all along was the label of 'war-time pitcher.' I've always resented that.
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I made the decision a long time ago that I had an obligation to my children that I happily fulfilled.
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If you’re going through a dark time... don’t ever give up. You can always make your way back to the other end of that circle and find your happiness again.
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Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
