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.Martha Beck
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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.
Vern Buchanan -
Produce great men, the rest follows.
Walt Whitman -
After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
Ingrid Betancourt -
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
Warren Buffett -
I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
Kate Beckinsale
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
Karen Thompson Walker -
There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.
Samuel Butler -
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
Ted Cruz -
When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
Sam Worthington -
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.
Naomie Harris -
Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
Samuel Johnson
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
Adam Lambert -
I definitely would not do a reality show.
Hailey Bieber -
I think I really benefited from going to college.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
Zubin Mehta -
Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air.
Earl Wilson -
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.
Nan Hayworth
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Emotions often must be portrayed from an inner feeling, of course, but I had a double advantage because I was learning to direct my as-yet expressionless feelings as well as gaining an ability to express emotion by a very conscious manipulation of my muscles.
Jane Greer -
The truth was I felt ugly growing up. I only really started feeling comfortable in myself when I was 40.
Iman -
A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have the hardware yet.
John Hughes -
I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years ahead of their governments.
P. Chidambaram -
Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change.
Matthew Heineman -
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.
Martha Beck