Jo Stafford Quotes
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I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.
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I've pretty much behaved like a knucklehead my entire life.
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You need to train your brain to be positive.
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As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.
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Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.
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The laptop computer is a workhorse. The tablet is just a display.
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During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has failed to request the funds needed for the defense of this Nation. We must give the Army what it needs.
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I ain't want my kids to grow up and call me Thug. I don't want anybody to kind of look at me like that. So I'm gonna just use my real name.
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There are musicians who go through their lives sort of shedding their skins. For me, I've always felt backward-compatible to Version 1.0.
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We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.
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I have 1.4 million followers on Twitter. I get very interesting, sometimes very diverse input from my followers. So it's sort of like this water cooler, digital water cooler, if you want to think about it, where you go and you listen to conversations that are happening that perhaps will shape your thinking.
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If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.
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The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.
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I want to fall in love, I think. I've never. I know. Everyone I know's been in love or in relationships now and... There's only ever been... there's been people telling me they love me, but it freaks me out and I just run, run. I think I'm a bad girlfriend.
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Throughout America's young history there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group.
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I feel like a million tonight. But one at a time.
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Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured. You can never tell how a policy has been reached just by looking at the end result. Some people who have achieved a huge amount do not come across as impressive when you speak to them.
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Non-cooperation in itself is unnatural, vicious and sinful.
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Everyone has a telephone. Whether they can afford it or not. It's one of those things that people have, regardless of their income.
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We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.
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I'm a pleaser. That's my character.
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I learned early that the richness of life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But man is not ready for adventure unless he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope. He stays tethered by strings of doubt and indecision and has only a small and narrow world to explore.
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Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.
