John Mason Brown Quotes
A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.
Quotes to Explore
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There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.
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My dad met my mom at Casper College in the orientation line. He studied business and eventually transferred to the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
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Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I have a little dictaphone and if a sound takes my fancy or if a lyric comes to me in the middle of the night I'll just record it there and then.
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As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph you've wasted your energy and valuable ink.
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Emotions aren't the obstacles to a successful negotiation; they are the means.
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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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I will go running when I'm stressed out. The running helps, but more than anything, I'll put music on and then I'll run. I'll cry and get it all out.
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Sometimes I get very dressed up just to go to the corner for some bread; I dress for my own amusement.
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Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.
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A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.
