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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I like 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai' on Star Plus. It not only has a good story but good actors as well.
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I hope you find, as I did, that happiness comes from noticing and enjoying the little things in life.
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Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.
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Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.
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There's a tendency when we write history to do it with the power of hindsight and then assume almost god-like knowledge that nobody living through history has.
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Driving to class with him. All I could think about was that it had been three days since I'd touched his face AND HE SEEMED so fine. I said, to him "you seem like you didn't miss a beat." He looked at me and said Sabrina, I've missed so many beats, I've MADE A RhytHM.
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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.
