Wallace Stevens Quotes
One of the limits of reality Presents itself in Oley when the hay, Baked through long days, is piled in mows. It is A land too ripe for enigmas, too serene.… Things stop in that direction and since they stop The direction stops and we accept what is As good. The utmost must be good and is…
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character.
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I always played to win.
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A handicap is like trying to race and you have a ten pound weight stuck to your waist. That is a handicap.
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They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy.
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Go to the doctor, get a checkup, and get Pap smears regularly. Cervical cancer is very preventable, and if you catch it early, there are tons of ways to treat it as well.
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I don't hide my being Israeli. I say it in every interview. I put out a record with songs in Hebrew. The people who signed me have no connection to Judaism or Israel.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
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I feel like my competition is everything else that's competing for people's attention, not just other print magazines, newspapers and cable. It's your kid's report card and the games you want to play, all the things that compete for people's time.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.
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I was the ugly duckling until I reached puberty.
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Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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When I wear the hat of management, it is important that our management behaves and conducts as management accountable to the board.
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A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
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In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there's no patience for the long, slow rebuilding process: implementing after-school programs, hiring more community workers to act as mentors, adding more job training programs in marginalized areas.
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The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.
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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
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All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth.
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One of the limits of reality Presents itself in Oley when the hay, Baked through long days, is piled in mows. It is A land too ripe for enigmas, too serene.… Things stop in that direction and since they stop The direction stops and we accept what is As good. The utmost must be good and is…
