Walter Scott Quotes
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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I have a friend who is around my age, a little younger, and she's gay and came out to her own community when she was younger but not to her family and to the community at large.
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The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world.
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The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police. This is ridiculous.
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Don't hate me for what tabloids write about me, because I guarantee it's a lie.
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You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
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I want to do that. That's my goal. I want to become a legend.
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I'm the best Twitterer.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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Abstract anger is great for rhetorical carrying on. You can go on endlessly about the post office, but it doesn't mean you're mad at your mailman.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I think in high school and college, you don't really know what your routine is going to be; you're still trying to come up with it.
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I don't mind doing the green-screen stuff at all, and in fact it's a lot like black-box theater, which I did plenty of in New York.
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Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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At 52 and unaltered, people tell me I look good for my age. This is not the same as being told you're beautiful.
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Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course has a very demanding layout that requires you to be accurate off the tee and avoid a number of well-placed water hazards on some of the holes.
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I am a born-again atheist, so there isn't going to be a funeral. I will be buried in a linen wrap in a cardboard coffin in my forest with an oak tree planted on my head.
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The present flowed by them like a stream. The tree rustled. It had made music before they were born, and would continue after their deaths, but its song was of the moment. The moment had passed. The tree rustled again. Their senses were sharpened, and they seemed to apprehend life. Life passed. The tree rustled again.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
