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.
Ed Greenwood -
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.
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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 -
People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
Yolanda Adams
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The sea is fulfilled, and the Empire fell apart. Lord, Portugal must yet fulfill itself!
Fernando Pessoa -
The Marine Corps has to ask itself, 'What does our nation need from its premier crisis response force?' We are America's shock troops in war and peace. I know it sounds corny, but it's not.
James F. Amos -
I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.
Britt Ekland -
People fantasize about being a hero and helping someone in trouble. Batman is that fantasy realized - not just for Bruce Wayne, but for the audience.
Kevin Conroy -
Keep moving forward, even one or two steps, in your own way. Those who live out their lives to the fullest, unperturbed by the noisy clamor around them, are the true winners.
Daisaku Ikeda -
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