Nicholas Sparks Quotes
I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?
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A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted by android Barbie creep. All those thick swatches of lifeless strands clustering lankly round ladies' necks! Like orange tanning spray, this is a fashion fad that should be put out of its misery.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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I am mad for nature writing. I want to get inside the head of every creature in the world, even ants.
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Something about 'Battlestar' that I didn't realize when I took the job was this whole bubble aspect of closing people in and seeing what they do.
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It hurts every day when you practice hard, but when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?
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With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe.
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I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures.
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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.
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I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.
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From the preemptive strike that destroyed Egypt's air force during the Six-Day War, to the daring raid on Entebbe, to using all available means to slow the Iranian nuclear program, Israelis have combined strength with ingenuity to keep the country's enemies at bay.
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We're from Athens, GA.; we're big Bulldog fans, and I remember watching A. J. Green, David Pollock, David Greene. We were big Cowboys and Falcons fans.
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Supporting iconic, growth-oriented industries, combined with tax policies that encourage small business growth and investment, represents a potent combination and is the basis of our entire administration.
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I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.
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I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.
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Anybody who was a politician at one stage - when they were at the "I'd like to be a train driver" stage of their lives - must also have thought: "I'd like to make the world a better place if possible." So, I think that's why most politicians go into it. They don't want to take over the world and most go into it for good reasons and then, presumably, are beset by endless things stopping them from following their natural inclination to do the right thing.
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I grew up in a time when the only musicals were animated musicals because nobody wanted to see people to break into song.
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My grandmother has dementia, and my mother is looking after her as her primary caregiver. Seeing their relationship has had a profound impact, seeing how tough it is for both of them and seeing how the roles change and how my mother has gone from being a daughter to being the mother.
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I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?
