John Foster Dulles Quotes
A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.
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I haven't done Vine in a long time, and when I first started, I just did stuff that I thought was funny.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
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Everyone knows that Apple crushed Microsoft in the mobile era. But it was exactly the opposite in the PC Wars of the 1980s and 1990s.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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In terms of Hurricane Sandy, I really do see some hopeful grassroots responses, particularly in the Rockaways, where people were very organized right from the beginning, where Occupy Sandy was very strong, where new networks emerged.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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I'm a composer, man.
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If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.
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I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.
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I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism.
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The forces of the nineteenth century have run their course and are exhausted.
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I'm not looking for 'outer esteem' anymore, what they call 'other esteem.' I'm looking for self-esteem. And people think that self-esteem is built with accomplishments. And, 'Hey, look what I did in my life.'
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Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.
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I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it.
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A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.
