Ernie Banks Quotes
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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As long as the dollar remains in high esteem as a trade currency, America can continue to spend more than it earns. But when the day arrives - as it certainly must - when the dollar tumbles and foreigners no longer want it, the free ride will be over.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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Publicity's a cancer. It eats out a man - till there's nothing but a shell left.
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Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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I grew up as one of the few Jews in Edison, and I had people tell me they hated me because of my religion.
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I willingly devoted myself to my children and to my husband. I come from a broken home, and I decided a long time ago that I would put my family ahead of everything.
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Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible.
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That's the beautiful thing about baseball. You can be any size and be successful.
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My favorite six words in recovery are: trust God, clean house, and help others.
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So now, cut to ten years later, and I'm making this amazing contract with Pantene. It's incredible.
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I'm very rigid about my schedule. I sit down at 8 A.M., and the Internet blocker goes on. My standard time is 120 minutes. I'm a compulsive writer, so it reminds me to stop writing... If I write more than that, I turn into an ogre for my kids.
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Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.
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I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.
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I'm always aware of various audiences, as a part of my training as a journalist and as part of my training as a citizen of Negroland.
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I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.
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There's so many good comedians in D.C. I started hanging out with those guys. Dave Chappelle was there. Actually, Dave was too young to be in the clubs, so when his mom couldn't make it, he would ask me to pretend I was his aunt, so he could do open mike.
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Why shouldn’t we experience heartbreak? Through those doorways God is opening up ways of fellowship with His Son. Most of us collapse at the first grip of pain. We sit down at the door of God’s purpose and enter a slow death through self-pity. And all the so-called Christian sympathy of others helps us to our deathbed. But God will not. He comes with the grip of the pierced hand of His Son, as if to say, “Enter into fellowship with Me; arise and shine.” If God can accomplish His purposes in this world through a broken heart, then why not thank Him for breaking yours?
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Like the sun, we are attracted to people who shine with warmth and brightness.
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The world had gotten gritty enough. The only thing left to do in all that dirt was to shine.
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Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.
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The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.
