Jennifer Beals Quotes
By annihilating somebody else in whatever way, then that person feels that they also have the ability to, then, restore the person.
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
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You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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I lived in New York for seven years, although I was always in denial about it. Even though I had an apartment there, I always pretended I was just visiting. I do love New York. But I'm a Londoner at heart.
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My favorite toy as a kid was Legos. I loved building things, and that's what we're doing with SumZero.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
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I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.
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I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: 'My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.'
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I realise I might pass down an incurable illness to my son, but living based on what might go wrong seems like less and less of a life as I get older. The one thing I can try to control is whether I teach my child to be ruled by anxiety, by fear. That's something that gets passed down, too.
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I'm all about high-waisted pants and skirts, pencil skirts, and sheer, long-sleeves in the summer.
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When you like something, you find time to do it.
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I get so disenfranchised reading the news, because global borders and lines we've created are completely unnecessary. That's just another person on the other side, and it's his bad luck that he was born there and it's my good fortune that I was born here. It's all kind of illogical.
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Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.
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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
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What makes the spectacle of Western bourgeois society so repulsive is the waste and squander of resources on needless products of status or display (e.g., the large, heavy automobile; the extravagant packaging of consumer items) for the sake of consumption.
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I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears.
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Regulatory mandates have a disproportionate effect on small businesses.
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Every award I've ever received has been very gratifying. The Living Legend Award was extremely gratifying; it was voted on by the fans. It's just great to be remembered after all these years, to still be a viable part of the music business. So, I'm very deeply honored by all the awards.
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Prayer is an effort of will.
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You do not have to be the son of a rich man to be an entrepreneur. Today kids are far more willing to take risks because they've seen high rewards.
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By annihilating somebody else in whatever way, then that person feels that they also have the ability to, then, restore the person.
