John D. MacDonald Quotes
Now it stands to reason, mister, any damn fool stares into the sun long enough, he'll end up seeing exactly what some other damn fool tells him he's going to see.John D. MacDonald
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
Carlos Fuentes -
A new untruth is better than an old truth.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.
Oksana Baiul -
I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
Yvonne Strahovski -
I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.
Harbhajan Singh -
I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
Victoria Aveyard
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I don't think Christ becomes real to us until we hit a low point in our lives and realize just how much we need Him. That's why faith affects every area of your life.
LaDainian Tomlinson -
Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.
Walter Kohn -
In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.
Ian Anderson -
In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk.
Carey Williams -
You were born as the one you are.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.
Harold Coffin
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When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.
Hallie Ephron -
As an actor, there is always an opportunity to learn from the other actors you work with.
KaDee Strickland -
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
Barbara Corcoran -
Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.
Nadia Comaneci -
I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school that is open and supportive of me being gone at times and pursuing acting. But school always comes first for me.
Yara Shahidi -
When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
Abigail Johnson
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I'm not a wildly gifted person; I don't play an instrument or speak another language or have great accomplishments in another field, as many writers do. But writing feels natural to me; the act of it seems to free up my unconscious, so that sometimes I feel that I have access to more ideas and information than my conscious mind could think up.
Jennifer Egan -
We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.
Deborah Tannen -
Power is the agency to effect change, pure and simple. The more power you have, the clearer and less frictional the trajectory from an idea in your mind to its birth in real life.
Caroline Ghosn -
I grew up listening to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and every record those bands put out was very unique in its own right. I have that mentality. too: if a song sounds like something I've already done, then I'll throw it out, because I want each record to be a progression.
Kellin Quinn -
Now it stands to reason, mister, any damn fool stares into the sun long enough, he'll end up seeing exactly what some other damn fool tells him he's going to see.
John D. MacDonald