Emily Oster Quotes
The enjoyment of work - to the extent that you have any - is likely highest in the first hours of the day when you are fresh, not tired, working on the most important things.
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
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Ignorance of what real learning is, and a consequent suspicion of it; materialism, and a consequent intellectual laxity, both of these have done destructive work in the colleges.
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The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
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My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.
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Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.
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Getting into the residential investment business entails lots of renovation work.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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One of the things I think is important about 'Watchmen' is that it have resonance within cinematic pop culture as well as superhero culture.
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I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.
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Quality is everyone's responsibility.
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In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.
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It was always in the back of my mind while we were working on the first year of 'Rookie' that we'd do a print version at some point.
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I would really love to work with Clint Eastwood.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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I've never seen hard work fail.
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Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it's important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn't be 'try hard.'
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I can't speak in too much detail about a book or story I'm working on because I find that it takes the energy out of my writing. When I begin to work, it's like a soda bottle that's been jostled before it's opened. There's a lot of pent up energy in there. I have to let it out slowly, carefully, so that I can turn it into a written work.
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Ditko isn't a direct influence, but I really admire his work and how his personality always comes through the drawing. There's a honest and quirky humanity to it, and you always feel the artist behind the comic. That's really rare.
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When I was little, I went through a lot of phases, like any girl.
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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We had to give each other permission to be different as parents. That's why there's a mom and a dad with two different approaches, because you do need both.
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The enjoyment of work - to the extent that you have any - is likely highest in the first hours of the day when you are fresh, not tired, working on the most important things.
