Martin Seligman Quotes
High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks.
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.
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High fashion has become representative of stability in unstable places; that allows you to have a voice in the world stage.
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I love to clean my ears. I've heard that you're not supposed to do it every day, but I throw caution to the wind for some quality time with a strong Q-Tip.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.
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Hope is not a matter of age.
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But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.
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We'd be doing parkour on my high school roof; we'd get in trouble. But I was never a reckless kid.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.
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There are something like 300 anti-genocide chapters on college campuses around the country. It's bigger than the anti-apartheid movement. There are something like 500 high school chapters devoted to stopping the genocide in Darfur. Evangelicals have joined it. Jewish groups have joined it.
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I've not given up having a child. But I hope whatever route of parenthood I choose, whether it's adoption or I'm able to conceive, I just hope that I'm able to give someone as beautiful a life as my parents gave me.
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I have to give importance to my personal life, my family, parents, and sisters. I hope I can strike the right balance.
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The cat with gloves catches no mice.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it.
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I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.
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Part of a writer's job is just spacing out, looking into the air and imagining things.
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It is true that I am a writer, and I was married to a composer, and I have lived in a small village in New England, but my children are not named Heracles and Persephone, and my daughter doesn't disappear underground every six months and emerge in the spring.
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Are we, as humans, gaining any insight on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context. So I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.
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High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks.
