Irving Babbitt Quotes
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I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer.
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Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy.
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I find vacuuming very therapeutic, but I hate ironing. I usually have no shirt on while ironing, because I'm ironing it, and I end up burning my chest.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life.
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Some of the areas in China have been under very grave water scarcity: for example, the north China plain; they are facing a very serious water shortage. Per capita levels have dropped to very serious levels, including in Beijing.
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I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.
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You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.
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Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
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Anything that looks good makes you feel better.
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Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
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I'm vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.
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I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me. I believed this because my sister Emily convinced me of it when I was a toddler. I think she'd seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers and her imagination ran away with her. There's a part of me that still believes it.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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I'm not classically trained or anything, but I'll rip up a dance floor.
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I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food.
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I don't actually watch many shows. I will either watch movies or football. I enjoy to watch games in the Premier League and will also watch movies a lot as well. That is how I relax.
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I hate birthdays.
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Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
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Google is more than a business. Google is a belief system. And we believe passionately in the open Internet model.
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I'll bring the red wine, you bring the ludes.
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If you know a lot about something and apply that information to a vote that matches your policy preferences, your opinion quality is high.
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Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment.
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pp. 7-8
