Jessamyn West Quotes
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There is, therefore, no solution possible other than an economy directed by the workers through their organisations of control-through the workers' syndicates.
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I'm not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it's not as stuffy as the English one.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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If you create great opportunities, people around the world will come support your dream.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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Yoga means union, in all its significances and dimensions.
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Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the uncertain threshold of tyranny.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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I wake up some mornings hating me too.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.
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While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope.
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I would love to option 'Crying of Lot 49' and turn it into a movie.
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I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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The polished executive is ultimately the happy executive who can walk gracefully through life.
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But there is so much more to do for the city we love... a Dallas with roads as strong as our businesses, parks as beautiful as our children, a downtown as tall as our imagination.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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I've always been a person afraid of the dark. I was taught that when you have complete darkness, that's when spirits walk. In our house when I was growing up, all the doors were always cracked a little bit at night so you could get light into the room.
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It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands us perfectly.
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In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults.
