S. I. Hayakawa Quotes
How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either.
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All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displayed so that your readers can find it.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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I always drive like a madman.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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Personally, becoming a mother has been such a rewarding and wonderful experience. However, at times it has also been a huge challenge. Even for me who has support at home that most mothers do not.
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So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He wrote a great story called 'The Imp of the Perverse' about the instinct towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.
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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.
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A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience.
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I always demand intensity in training. That's my style, and I like it.
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How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either.
