Jessica Lynch Quotes
I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.
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We wrote 'Olive Kitteridge' as six hours, and they asked us to make it in four.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.
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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.
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I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill.
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I prefer to find craftspeople I can be colleagues with and who take an area of responsibility and run with it.
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As I passed along the side walls of Westminster Abbey, I hardly saw any thing but marble monuments of great admirals, but which were all too much loaded with finery and ornaments, to make on me at least, the intended impression.
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There are a few musicians that I know who seem on the outside like very asocial or somewhat unemotional people, people who aren't capable of emotions, and people think they're very cold inside.
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I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
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If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle.
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I've been told by many people that if I had a Twitter account, I would be making five hundred thousand dollars more a year.
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Anytime I'm at a club or a party, I'm dancing from beginning to end.
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It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.
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If General Motors can't survive and run their business like a business, let them go under.
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Women treat us men like humanity treats gods – they worship us and keep bothering us to do something.
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Love myself, love yourself, peace.
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I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.
