Jean Stafford Quotes
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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
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I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.
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I think that the future of currency is digital, and Bitcoin has a good shot at being the currency of the future.
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.
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My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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We need to do things better, but in a way that makes sense.
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You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place.
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Our nation's infrastructure needs are tremendous, and they're growing.
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Growing up, I watched a lot of TLC - I loved 'Four Weddings' and 'Hoarding: Buried Alive.' They're so binge-able.
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It's always been a subtext of our secular optimism that you solve the economic problem, and all other things sort of take care of themselves. Well, we seem to be doing well on the economic side - we are doing very well - and the other things are not solving - they're compounding.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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I am growing meaner by the hour.
