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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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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I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.
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At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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Energy is the only universal currency: one of its many forms must be transformed to another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, plants to grow, and civilizations to evolve.
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I ask how far away the eye can discern a non-luminous body, as, for instance, a mountain. It will be very plainly visible if the sun is behind it; and could be seen at a greater or less distance according to the sun's place in the sky.
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The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.
