Harper Reed Quotes
There are a lot of people who are unable to take a break to clear their minds. I imagine they are the ones who need it the most.
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People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception.
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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
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Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it.
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Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
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I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.
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Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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I do think you need to understand a character's motivation and perspective.
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We're all trying to be Beyonce and Sheryl Sandberg at the same time.
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I'm not the most charismatic, maybe emotional, fun-packed individual on the golf course; I get that.
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I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.
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Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.
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I never took any elocution lessons, no diction lessons. I might have been a pretty decent broadcaster if I had, but what you see, I'm afraid, is what you get.
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The European vision is the United Nations' vision.
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I have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man nothing but instant flight could save him.
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The life of man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few can hope to reach, and where none may tarry long.
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The American people have been denied important information for their own protection.
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Going on safari in South Africa was hardcore but a lot of fun - though my friend Maura was absolutely freaking out about all the bugs in her hair and having to pee in the sand.
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To me, the nicest luxury would be to have a room where I could keep all my books in one place - and have space for more.
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Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.
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In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.
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I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination.
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There are a lot of people who are unable to take a break to clear their minds. I imagine they are the ones who need it the most.
