Harry S Truman Quotes
An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.
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With Donald Trump as president and Republicans in control of Congress, our healthcare is under attack.
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Trent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier.
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I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.
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My features are completely ethnic.
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Not every song has to be about love and tenderness, sometimes you have those strictly physical feelings for somebody and it's okay to have those feelings.
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J.J. Watt is larger than life and Houston's newest sports hero, in every sense of the word. He is a guy who spends NFL Fridays at high school football games and actively seeks out those in need of his kindness.
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When the depressive psychosis has become manifest, its cardinal feature seems to be a mental inhibition which renders a rapport between the patient and the external world more difficult.
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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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I use Shazam all the time.
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In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler.
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I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.
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It's funny. I did give birth to an alien on 'The X-Files.' And it's just the teaser, so I'm dead before we even get into the episode.
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I cry a lot, and I have no problem with that at all. Listening to your emotions is part of being alive.
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I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. ... You have the opportunity to explore ... alternative ways of living for a brief time.
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Part of the problem of being labeled a model minority is that everyone thinks you've made it, but that's far from the case. You can see that in the horrific stories where undocumented workers are trying to get into the country. That's the backlash.
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An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem.
