John Buchan Quotes
Fortunately for mankind the brain in a life of action turns more to the matter in hand than to conjuring up the chances of the future.
Quotes to Explore
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People take things so seriously.
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.
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I am healthy and happy.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.
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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'
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When it comes to working out, I really don't like the gym. I go because I have to, but I'm usually not happy about it. I do what my trainer and coaches tell me to do, but I'm always anxious to get outside.
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When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'
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I will say I am the sum of my books.
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I write novels, mostly historical ones, and I try hard to keep them accurate as to historical facts, milieu and flavor.
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What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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The idea that the brain is not fully formed until you are almost 30 years old has already been introduced, and the Supreme Court already has based two rulings on it.
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I'm a big video game fan.
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In restaurants in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I always ask for a doggie bag to bring the leftovers home.
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Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
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Our thoughts about the future go far toward creating it; our minds and hears are like filaments taht connect today to tomorrow, they are conduits for either the status quo or the emergence of different, hopefully more loving, possibilities. How we think and how we behave determine where we are going.
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Fortunately for mankind the brain in a life of action turns more to the matter in hand than to conjuring up the chances of the future.
