Laura Hillenbrand Quotes
Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
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If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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The degree that these scenes went to... there was a couple of days I was upset... I'd have to hurry back to the girls in the makeup trailer and have a bit of a cry because it messes with your head.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.
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Every transportation department at schools thought that there should be a bike buddy program. They thought that bicycle commuters wanted to find another buddy to bike with to campus, which is a nice idea. But the consumer demand for that was about zero.
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Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art.
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It's better to just plough ahead. And if I say something they don't get, I just make fun of myself for assuming that everybody knows everything about where I live.
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Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'
