Joanne Woodward Quotes
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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There is definitely a way in which women are raised to be less proactive, less business-oriented, and less willing to jump into creative no man's land. I think media has more of an influence on how we perceive gender identity than anything else.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.
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Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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I was with the CIA for only three years. I worked in the Directorate of Operations, which is now called the National Clandestine Service. It's the part of the organization where the spies live. I didn't have much experience beyond the training.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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My workout involves cardio, jogging, and yoga as well. I am a firm believer of yoga and meditation.
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My life will not be defined by a single political campaign. Those will come and go. But what has driven me to run for elected office in the past still drives me today: the knowledge that heroes do walk among us with tremendous strength and power.
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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings... the men of old who gave things their names saw no disgrace or reproach in madness; otherwise they would not have connected it with the name of the noblest of arts, the art of discerning the future, and called it the manic art... So, according to the evidence provided by our ancestors, madness is a nobler thing than sober sense... madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.
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You can't cheat kids. If you cheat them when they're children they'll make you pay when they're sixteen or seventeen by revolting against you or hating you or all those so-called teenage problems. I think that's finally when they're old enough to stand up to you and say, 'What a hypocrite you've been all this time. You've never given me what I really wanted, which is you.
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I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.
