Joan D. Vinge Quotes
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.
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If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.
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I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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I shop at a lot of vintage stores because the prices are amazing, and I love the idea that there's a history behind the piece I'm wearing.
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I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.
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The selfie phenomenon is enormous, and it's hilarious. Especially as Australians, because we kind of hate people that love themselves, but that's all flipping on its head now, and we're happy to love ourselves.
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Don't spend more than you take in. Control your debt. Empower the private sector. We have 50 states out there that are laboratories of democracy. Why are we not empowering the states to find solutions to our problems, particularly health care, as opposed to looking to a one-size-fits-all solution from Washington, D.C.? That puzzles even me.
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I think that what people imagine they're going through is much worse than what they are going through.
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The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.
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To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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One thing I learn - I've been in practice now for half a century or more, and the most important ingredient for an architect to do a good building is to have a good client. I think a client counts for as much as fifty per cent.
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I was raised to believe that America was a force for good in the world and that it should take its leadership role seriously.
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That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race.
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The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
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Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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I want to be a chef, but I'm only a fat girl chef; like, I only like to make fat comfort food. I'm not, like, a healthy chef person.
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Moon is also a naive native girl when she sets out for Carbuncle.
