Jill Lepore Quotes
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I don't have a type. I don't have a specific kind of human being. It's just kind of an X-factor of sorts. Everybody I've ever dated has been a case-by-case situation.
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Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization.
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I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.
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If at noon you sit down and there's just silence or blank tape, in an hour if you have a song, that didn't exist an hour ago. Now it exists and it might exist for a long time. There's something empowering about that.
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I'm the best in the world; thank you, Jesus, for that.
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If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
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The challenges are gonna go, and your children are gonna grow, so try to enjoy this moment, and try to look at what's good, and be grateful for what you have because you will see better days.
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If fruit juices or sugar solutions are left to stand in the open air, they show after a few days the processes which are covered by the name of fermentation phenomena.
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At the end of the day, I'm not some evil guy.
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But my kids, my brothers' kids - they think about trying to top what we did.
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Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.
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Each game we play, every game is a championship-game mindset.
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In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.
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When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not with me.
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Continue to study and learn new skills.
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We do not need an Osami <sic> bin Laden leading us.
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I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.
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After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change. We were hopeful our leaders got the voters' message. However, after our speaker forced through the (spending bill) by passing it with Democratic votes and without time to read it, it seemed clear that we needed new leadership.
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When power is within reach, few will wait patiently for it.
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The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.
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The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views.
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I always just wanted to be a writer, not necessarily a particular kind of writer.
