John Berry Quotes
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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Society becomes how we behave.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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Reading is a huge part of life.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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You're only as good as your last haircut.
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If you put music into your Vine, and it's really jumpy, just do it over again.
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I'm pretty easily overwhelmed and pretty tough as well. I think I'm tougher than I used to be. There's been a lot of hardship along the way. But that's what life is. And it's how you deal with those things, and how you let them shape you that makes you a better person and defines what sort of person you're going to be.
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The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode.
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When I was a Laker Girl, I only danced for three months. We did not get paid that much money, and I was working two jobs at the time. I thought that it would be a little more fun, but it was quite stressful. It's all about your weight, your hair, having the right hair extensions, what to wear, the kind of shoes you wore.
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Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.
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In capitalist society however where social reason always asserts itself only post festum great disturbances may and must constantly occur.
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Portability should be the default.
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Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.
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I love any TV show that has to do with singing.
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I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.
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Sheikh Hasina's government is one of the best Bangladesh has ever had. She is taking action against fundamentalists. But even she refused to let me return. I don't think I can ever return home.
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The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil.
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The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
