George Eliot Quotes
Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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I don't think there was a definite day, but it would have been around my mid-20s. I was always interested in the media side of things. When we travelled with England away, or to World Cups, I used to sit with journos while they wrote their copy.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
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As I've traveled around the country, it has surprised me how many times I've heard people in small businesses use that word 'saved.' I believe many small businesses would not have had access to credit and would not have survived without the $50 billion that we were able to put into the market.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
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Whenever someone says to me, 'Are you for or against Common Core,' the first question I ask is, 'What do you think Common Core is?' You will get a different answer from every single person. You will literally get a different answer.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
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I love what Drake does, but I don't want to be called the Drake of country.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn into.
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We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels.
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I grew up cursing a lot.
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If churches saw their mission in the same way, there is no telling what might happen. What if people were invited to come tell what they already know of God instead of to learn what they are supposed to believe? What if they were blessed for what they are doing in the world instead of chastened for not doing more at church? What if church felt more like a way station than a destination? What if the church’s job were to move people out the door instead of trying to keep them in, by convincing them that God needed them more in the world than in the church?
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A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some specific line of work, fitting him or her to earn a livelihood.
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God is sufficient in all ages for His church.
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Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.
