Martha Beck Quotes
One reason most people never stop thinking is that mental frenzy keeps us from having to see the upsetting aspects of our lives. If I'm constantly brooding about my children or career, I won't notice that I'm lonely. If I grapple continuously with logistical problems, I can avoid contemplating little issues like, say, my own mortality.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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I definitely would not do a reality show.
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I think I really benefited from going to college.
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
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Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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Go to where the ducks are. Forget the duck calls. If you go where the ducks are coming, you're going to shoot more ducks.
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One should be able to say to our children: You are a marvel! You are unique. In all the world, there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed, there has never been another child like you! ... and when you grow up, can you harm another who is, like you, a marvel?
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All of the trickster, rascal characters that I write have the voice I aspire to. In real life, you can't be that obnoxious and get away with it.
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My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
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Interesting characters are troubled characters. The only problem I've had in my business is very few people - unfortunately, very vocal - confusing the difficult role that I play with me. I play these guys, but I'm not like them. I've been accused of being difficult to work with.
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One reason most people never stop thinking is that mental frenzy keeps us from having to see the upsetting aspects of our lives. If I'm constantly brooding about my children or career, I won't notice that I'm lonely. If I grapple continuously with logistical problems, I can avoid contemplating little issues like, say, my own mortality.
