Joseph Lister Quotes
If a man is not to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to him, what is he to do, or what is he good for?
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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The biggest challenge we all face is to learn about ourselves and to understand our strengths and weaknesses. We need to utilize our strengths, but not so much that we don't work on our weaknesses.
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I resent that there is an image of perfection that is getting thinner and thinner. I've got a lovely husband and children, and I didn't lose weight to find those things.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering.
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The interaction between the two matters, but to me, each doesn't really exist independently of the other, so I'm not ever faced with a situation where the tone is wrong for the story, or the story wrong for the tone. They are two parts of one thing.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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People who get trapped in the tunnel vision of making money think that is all there is to life.
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No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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I even agree with the new digital ways of filmmaking, where you don't even have physical film in the camera, but to be honest, I wouldn't want to use it.
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A lot of people say I tried to emulate Tupac, but when I look back at my career, we're very different artists. I took pages out of Pac's book, of course, and lots of other rappers - Biggie, Nas - of course you take pages out of those books, but you eventually make it your own thing. And I think I did a good job of that.
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You don't need to recall 100,000 cars because you need to fix something. That can be done with a download of software.
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For the past few years, I've been more selective than I have any right to be, but I think that's finally starting to work in my favor. I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money.
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I think the great thing about religion is it's there to teach us the good path and that we're all equal, that we should be treated as such.
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I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.
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Before I started LimoLand, I mainly bought my clothes in Harlem, where I found clothing my size in fun colors. I still like to go there and see the vibrancy and colors of the neighborhood. I am also very influenced by the colors of my contemporary African and Japanese art collections.
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Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage.
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If a man is not to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to him, what is he to do, or what is he good for?
