Brooks Robinson Quotes
Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
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The way the Facebook network is set up, it's not as suitable for content discovery. Twitter is better, but there are too many over-sharers. Also, on Twitter and Facebook, everything comes from people you know. On StumbleUpon, it comes from people that you don't necessarily know but share your interests.
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I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.
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I like the MAC Face and Body foundation. Sometimes it can't cover all my flaws, but I like it because it looks really natural and it evens out my skin tone.
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I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.
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Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.
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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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The United States of America was formed to honor the word of God.
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You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.
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I am simply not interested in the pots and pans affair, and neither can I bring myself to be interested in the same. I have such great cooks in the family that I would rather manage the other affairs and leave the kitchen to those who know it best.
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The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really start thinking about the effect of hyper-masculinity and false definitions of what it means to be a man until you get married or until you have kids. Because then, all of sudden, you have something to protect.
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Most inventions are based on some prior history.
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Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.
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We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.
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I have to tell you that the innovation and the technology and the entrepreneurship of the world still lies in the United States of America.
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A great deal of what is presumed to be intractable or inevitable in this world doesn't strike me that way at all.
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You don't want to be told, "Hey, do whatever you want." That's what we think of when we think of play. It's the thing where you get to do whatever you come up with in your own mind, all bets are off, there's no boundaries.
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I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't?
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I just scribbled away and eventually a C-major chord was there. I didn't ever decide I was going to be a composer. It was like being tall. It's what I was. It's what I did.
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I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano.
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Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.
