Emily V. Gordon Quotes
I grew up in a town where there were no Muslims whatsoever, and there was not a lot of exposure.
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It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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We shred every day.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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In some ways, my most comfortable feeling has been that of being an outsider coming in, but over the years I've tired of that and I'm ready to feel at home. That's what music gives me: a feeling of absolute home.
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When you're starting up a show, you don't really know what direction it's going to go.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo's 'Les Miserables,' I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end. I grew up with a lot of players who had very, very tough lives after the ball started bouncing for them. And that's why I'm going to continue to fight.
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This was a theme of Sen. Akaka's career - to advocate for people who did not have power, for people who were vulnerable. He was a champion for the federal government employees who continue to this day to be a punching bag for some.
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When I think it's good not to say the truth, I don't say anything. I don't like actors in general, they lie, they are liars, trust me.
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Anybody who gives away money is mostly looking at things where they think they can make a difference. I'm trying to help people who helped me, educational institutions that helped me with scholarships, or organizations that were very useful to me in growing up.
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They said if I could deal with the pain, I should play. So, I did, and for some reason, I started hitting. It was a weird thing. I don't know if it was because I couldn't do too much, and I was just trying to stay up through the middle and not hurt myself.
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I grew up in a town where there were no Muslims whatsoever, and there was not a lot of exposure.
