Jill Lepore Quotes
Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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I've always wanted to play quarterback, and I lucked out to be able to play for my favorite team - America's team. I'm just living the moment. I feel like all of this was supposed to happen. When you work hard, things work your way.
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I'm not a psychiatrist.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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It's an honor to live on a legacy, getting to do what we love to do and try to be the best musicians that we can possibly be.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I don't like controversy.
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When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
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No human being will ever know the Truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even known they had done so.
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You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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A bank in Washington was robbed by two men in George W. Bush masks. Luckily, right afterwards two guys in President Obama masks came and bailed the bank out, so everything is fine.
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I love Wingfoot; I'm a member of Wingfoot. It's a great course.
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When you have used your beauty to get around, it's like having extra cash in your back pocket. I was so used to walking down the street and having the young guys passing by at least give me a flicker of a look. But once you're over 40, you become invisible. You're a brick in the building, and it's sad.
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Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future.
