Sara Paretsky Quotes
The hope for a messiah puts too much on that one person. And you think that absolves you of personal responsibility and you don't have to act because that person will do it for you.
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God.
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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I like heels and make-up.
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A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'
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Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I had a very normal childhood, and my mother cooked very normal food.
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Music is like a lifeblood - it changes the way I move; it changes the way I feel about myself. The way I walk into the room is different depending on the song I was just listening to.
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It is a fact that Mussolini entered the scene of world politics as an ally of the democracies, while Lenin entered it as a virtual ally of imperial Germany.
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I don't perform. Seals perform.
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I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird?
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I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God. My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.
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I have heard Obama officials say more than once, 'You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.'
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If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.
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I know things like a 20% corporate tax rate will allow us to be more competitive in the global marketplace. That's what our competitors enjoy today around the world. And when we're more competitive, we win in the marketplace, and that allows us to invest and grow for the future.
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The Palm Beach Police Foundation is a client of Trump's. They pay to rent out Mar-a-Lago every year.
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Whenever you do a film for the wrong reasons, it may or it may not pan out. Sometimes people do it because it is a good move or the right move. I don't know; maybe one day I will do a film for the wrong reasons, and it will work for me.
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It's pretty crazy. I was thinking about that today, how 'True Blood' has penetrated so much of the cultural zeitgeist. It's truly amazing; it's incredible! The cover of 'Rolling Stone' is major. What's next, the cover of 'Vanity Fair?' When I'm in a 'New Yorker' cartoon, then I will feel like I have made it.
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Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests at least equally important and equally deserving the considerations of Congress.
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I wish more LPs would blog to help VCs and entrepreneurs understand them better.
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I wasn't a child at 13, were you?
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The hope for a messiah puts too much on that one person. And you think that absolves you of personal responsibility and you don't have to act because that person will do it for you.
