J. D. Salinger Quotes
And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is begining to drive me out of my seat. (Buddy)
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The world is always in movement.
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My attitude is govern as if you've run your last race. That's not to say I've run my last race, but govern with a liberation and a freedom; change your mind frame to operate that way.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I make work not to give answers but to question things.
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My family were very poor. I am one of nine siblings: two girls and seven boys. Only my brother and I play in Europe, and then three more work in Europe, and another plays in Tunisia. This family is a footballing family, but our lives have not always been good.
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There is no absolute point of view from which real and ideal can be finally separated and labelled.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
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Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.
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As hitters, I think we take for granted at times how good our hands are and just how much the value of truly getting the barrel to the ball is. We don't have to do as much as we think we have to.
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All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet.
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It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.
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There's no harm being a copycat. If someone else is doing a good job, copy. It's free.
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I'm constantly hydrating my hair.
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The body which is nearest to the light casts the largest shadow, and why? If an object placed in front of a single light is very close to it you will see that it casts a very large shadow on the opposite wall, and the farther you remove the object from the light the smaller will the image of the shadow become.
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Billie Jean King always was there for me as a role model. She always fought for equality, and that always stood out as I was coming up.
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I like the weight, look, and feel of a book. I enjoy turning the pages, and frequently scan the spines of my many books on the wall, each title a reminder of the stored information and creative thoughts contained therein.
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Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice.
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Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.
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And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is begining to drive me out of my seat. (Buddy)
