Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.Abraham Lincoln
Quotes to Explore
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I believed I was invincible.
Lance Loud -
As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
Marc Almond Soft Cell -
I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
Carl Lewis -
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
E. W. Howe -
A child who has overcome challenges with proper emotional support will emerge stronger.
Kate Middleton -
Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
Barry Ritholtz
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson -
When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
Dane Cook -
Leading from behind doesn't work.
Ted Cruz -
My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
Walter Becker China Crisis -
Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
Adam Braun -
Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing.
Barbara Stanwyck
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I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Olivia Wilde -
I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd call my agent directly and say, 'We want twigs to come in.'
FKA twigs -
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
Carl von Clausewitz -
I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
Kate Bosworth -
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
Laura Dern -
I am very excited to be able to work more with young designers and support them.
Carine Roitfeld
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You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.
David Schwimmer -
We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption.
Francis Parkman -
He was like me - a kindred spirit crazy enough to keep on trying.
Octavia E. Butler -
No one has ever seen the self. It has no visible shape, nor does it occupy measurable space. It is an abstraction, like other abstractions equally elusive: the individual, the mind, the society
Irving Howe -
It's always been most important for me to figure out "my space" rather than trying to check out what everyone else is up to, minute by minute. Technology is making it easier to connect to other people, but maybe harder to keep connected to yourself-- and that's essential for any artist, I think.
Jay-Z -
Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.
Abraham Lincoln