H. G. Wells Quotes
Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I realize that things happen for a reason.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Having companies like PotashCorp based in Saskatoon or Cameco based in Saskatoon that have worldwide presence but have the head office jobs, the head office managers and head office employees in your local economy are important from a job creation and wealth creation point of view.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.
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To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it.
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I want to do good for Israel. My philosophy is let's do good stuff, and let's see what happens. And que sera, sera.
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I have learned to take the part of me that is very fearful and work on that. There is space for that in my life. I have learned to give myself a bit more freedom between 'action' and 'cut.' I come by all that fear honestly, like most humans have. I can't bring it with me to work, so in that way, the work feels quite liberating.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
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I'm a big Michael Lewis fan. That said, my favorite Lewis book was 'The Blind Side.'
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Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century.
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I'm not really the sort to reflect or look forward. I prefer concentrating on the now.
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Alas, those six unfortunate souls who have made their way through my books know that every one of them is about Emerson and Thoreau and their dark counters, Melville and Emily Dickinson. Try as I might, I can't get their inspirations, their challenges and sentences and wisdom and questions out of my head.
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Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.
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I watched Arsenal in the Champions League the other week playing some of the best football I've ever seen and yet they couldn't have scored in a brothel with two grand in their pockets!
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Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw.
