Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes
Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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I guess that I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of 'Frankenstein' being such a heavy song - you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.
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Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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We will stand by the Paris climate deal.
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If I don't have room for an item, I put it in warehouses.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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Many low-income children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and developmental needs through a comprehensive clinical care model, we can lower their risk of developing long-term physical and mental health issues.
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If you don't understand your limitations you won't achieve much in your life.
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Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father.
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Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.
