Walt Whitman Quotes
I have heard what the talkers were talking, the talk of the beginning and the end, But I do not talk of the beginning or the end.
Quotes to Explore
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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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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You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
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I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'
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Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity.
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The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation they do not want to attract attention.
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There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment possibilities than the television set.
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I always like to tell a story.
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I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision.
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It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to beat people up and shoot guns and get waterboarded, those are things I find completely interesting.
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At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.
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Children were pack animals; let any one of them act different from the group, and the rest would bring him down.
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What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a different face, if used by a government determined to suppress political opposition under the guise of sedition.
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A life-whether seamstress or poet, farmer or king-is measured not by length, but by the worth of its deeds, and the power of its dreams.
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In essence, science is a perpetual search for an intelligent and integrated comprehension of the world we live in.
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Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and avoid it, but it's such a big thing that you can't.
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Short of hiring a new staff, consider giving subpar workers a chance to improve. Tell them why they're not measuring up and give them a set amount of time to make specific improvements.
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I have heard what the talkers were talking, the talk of the beginning and the end, But I do not talk of the beginning or the end.
