S. I. Hayakawa Quotes
It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
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Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
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To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
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I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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Winning the NFC championship affords you a chance at the next opportunity.
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People die because they find living too painful.
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I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
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Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism.
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If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women.
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Solutions are complex, and I continue to worry that Trump didn't fully appreciate the complexity of what's going on. Consequently, I worry about whether he's going to make the problems a whole lot better... But I am a Republican, and we really should give the guy a chance to govern and hope he's successful.
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Live fast, die young.
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We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
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What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
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In graduate school, Aubrey Berg at the Cincinnati Conservatory gave me the chance to perform with the best in the country in Broadway caliber productions.
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Finding things to wear is what the Internet's for.
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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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A lot of people are living in a dream world - they want to deny that aging occurs or believe it doesn't have to occur. They'll hold on to this belief until the moment they die. The reality will eventually hit them.
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The biggest problem for badminton is wind direction and lighting. If those problems are not solved, it seriously impacts players' performances on the court. If a high-level player's performance is affected by these factors, they suffer setbacks and cannot be fully satisfied on the court.
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Sure there's a percentage of people who are like, "It snowed in May. I don't believe in climate change." Well, that's crazy, but that's always gonna be the case. I suppose if climate change happens much faster than even the dire experts predict, then I suppose opinions will change.
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I want a brood, you know. I'd like to have a little soccer team and a minivan and all that stuff.
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New York is the opposite of East Germany, the crown of individuality. That's why I can work well here and find out what I personally think of the pieces I'm learning. I can lay aside all the baggage of German education. In any case, whatever I do, I can't lose it altogether.
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I don't think it matters what school you go to, but I think it's important for parents to be involved. And to know that when school stops, learning continues, and to continue teaching at home.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
