Jon Lester Quotes
One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book.
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The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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When I was a little kid, I used to watch with my brother when there was Macho Man and Hulk Hogan. But then I fell out of it for a few years.
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I'm kind of an antsy person.
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Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.'
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All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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I'm not embarrassed about who I am. I'm not apologetic.
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It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
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It no longer counts as remarkable that Egyptians organized their uprising on social media.
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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
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We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.
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I'm very unorganized.
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As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.
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I was not a great bartender, but I did OK. I wasn't great at being efficient behind the bar, but I was pretty great at talking to people. I was a pretty good waiter. It was painstaking to get me to care about the clientele of some of these places I was working at.
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My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'
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Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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I do feel like food should cost more, because we aren't paying farmers a living wage. It has to cost more.
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From whence comes it that a cripple in body does not irritate us, and that a crippled mind enrages us? It is because a cripple sees that we go right, and a distorted mind says that it is we who go astray. But for that we should have more pity and less rage.
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What’s the point of saving time if we don’t use it to savor what makes life worth living?
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One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.
