John W. Foster Quotes
One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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I was a little too young to be a hippie.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.
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You can have anything you want, but not everything. If it was really important to spend an afternoon at my daughter's school, I had to think, how was I going to organize my life to do that? How could I become more efficient? I always tried to put my priorities on the table, personal and professional, and work around them.
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I've done all these historical epics and chivalrous roles, but there's an odder, quirkier side to me that nobody knows about.
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When my senior prom was happening, I was in Malta filming 'Troy.'
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A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
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I'm glad that I just played baseball, because I'm sure I had a much longer baseball career than I would've had a football career. I did miss football, but I didn't miss some of the injuries from football.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.
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The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power to levy taxes. The States may levy them for a great many purposes for which Congress cannot, because to the States belong all of the powers not delegated to Congress.
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Living standards in both the public and private sector have to be brought down. The private sector has to sell more abroad and consume less at home. The government sector has to get closer to just spending what it can collect in taxes.
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When I went to Harvard and studied planning, I found I didn't have the skills or the strength to become the kind of public person who could go out and lobby government agencies.
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There's no retirement, there's just a few years of non-work by the fire with someone bringing you some tea and relative peace and playing with the grandchildren.
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One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.
