John Lothrop Motley Quotes
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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I get homesick.
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This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.
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I don't really yell at people.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil.
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That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.
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I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap.
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Have confidence in everything. No matter what it is that you're doing, know that you can do it better than anyone.
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I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
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We have to keep the momentum going in the economy. And we have to make sure that we give small businesses as much cash and liquidity as possible so they have the confidence to hire that next worker.
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The only thing my mother would say about my music-I'd say, 'Mom, listen to this,' and she'd say, 'Junior, I know who you are.'
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The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it.
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We write from life and call it literature, and literature lives because we are in it.
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I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership.
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Enthusiasm could not supply the place of experience.
