Harvey Mackay Quotes
Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.
Quotes to Explore
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I know someone from growing up who is in jail right now for the rest of his life, but he was one of the sweetest people I ever knew.
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After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
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My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident.
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Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.
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All tastes have the quality of being in some way artificial and invented. The secret of life is to have enough detachment from your tastes and your values to see that they are a little bit absurd.
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The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn't matter what body it came out of. I've never felt more strongly about anything in my life.
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The more understanding we have about what's going on in our own brain will just make us more capable in our own jobs, in telling our kids we love them, and living a fulfilling life.
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Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven't been updated to address dating partner abuse.
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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.
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If I've learned anything in my career, it's that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. That's just the way it is.
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There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.
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There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life.
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Our experience in fooling around with the genes of mice has taught us that many of the traits that interest us are not definite products of specific mutations but emergent phenomena arising from extremely complex interactions between genes, environment, and life experience.
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Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.
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It became my solace. Because it's the only thing structured in my life right now. Training is sort of a therapy session, I guess.
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I could care less about the radio or the TV or album sales. I want that connection with people because when I'm able to walk down the street, I want them to feel like I've done something for them and helped their life because I've never felt that way about a musician.
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In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.
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I believe women should be independent and have their own life. But I also think that when a couple decides to have a family, things change because you need to live in unison.
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We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.
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When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.
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Come hither, my dear. Come hither, that I mightest protectest thou!
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Doing something that is your passion, in my case related to music and art, being a performer playing shows around the world, that is a dream come true.
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Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid.
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Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.
