Sarah Dessen Quotes
Like it takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well.
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You want to find out what it is about you or what it is about your past and your lineage that's in you now, and whether you carry those traits and maybe what one's mission is to take it to the next level.
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If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.
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I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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I'm not in a position to go back into public service.
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I really wanted to make 'Everest' visceral, real. One thing that amazed me when I was scouting in base camp is the volume of Everest: It's humbling. I wanted to find a way to bring that to the screen. One way was 3D.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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I made that first record in 2008, alongside the EP, but my label at the time waited three years to release it. They thought maybe someone bigger would buy it, but they didn't, so in the end they just released it themselves.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.
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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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If we all band together against extremism and spend a few minutes a day using tools that have been proven to work, we can make a big difference in defending those values we share as Americans.
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The information society should serve all of its citizens, not only the technically sophisticated and economically privileged.
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I could never stop eating meat... I'm not a good person to talk about diets. If I had to only eat salads, I'd kill myself!
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One of the best teaching experiences Ed Schein and I had when we were teaching at MIT in the 1960s was inventing a course on leadership through film.
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This notion of changing technology interests me. I work on a computer now, and it's not been easy to adjust. I still prefer to have my hands on film when I'm editing.
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Like it takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well.
