Frederick Jackson Turner Quotes
So long as free land exists, the opportunity for a competency exists, and economic power secures political power.
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A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Darling, when you're as old as I am, you cherish the very few musicals that have come your way that you know are great classics. You become their guardian.
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All I know is stars and hits, you know what I mean? I don't just sign a guy because he has a hot record. I sign a guy because he's a star. He's a pillar of the community.
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If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
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I can't even imagine life without music!
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
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Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
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Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to win.
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Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
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I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.
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I have a lot of LGBT friends and family members and I've always supported the community, not only as a child but as an adult, and I think it's important to voice that.
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He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
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I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure.
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When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.
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Sometimes one succeeds, sometimes one fails.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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I'm not married and I don't think that's going to work out for me. I'm not even bitter, I'm just exhausted.
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A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.
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We still think and talk of the basic problems of an industrial society as problems that can be solved by changing the system, that is the superstructure of political organization. Yet the real problems lie within the industrial enterprise. ...our representative institution... a mirror in which we look when we want to see ourselves.
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So long as free land exists, the opportunity for a competency exists, and economic power secures political power.
