Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes
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Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.'
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If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Everybody goes through a phase of fatigue, and I am no different. Re-inventing yourself in your profession is the key to deal with fatigue.
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The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
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The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.
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A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.
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I am a big fan of movies that don't take themselves too seriously. You know you won't change the world, but have fun. Movies like 'Butch Cassidy' I enjoyed tremendously, but it didn't alter my opinion of the world.
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I can tell you all kinds of moral tales, but fashion and reality are vaguely different.
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I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
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I think whatever you love the most is where you should spend your money.
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Children believe that if they just want something badly enough, it will happen.
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I used to MC a bit when I was young - 14 or 15 years old.
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Take this as a gift from a crone to a maiden, and know there is not so much difference between the two. For even a tottering granddam keeps a portion of girlish heart, and the youngest maiden a thread of old woman’s wisdom.
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When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.
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The Internet is all about accessing entertainment. Realistically, 50 to 80 percent of all traffic is people downloading stuff for free. If you can turn that huge market share into something that you can monetize, even if it is just with ads, you will end up making more money than with all other revenue streams combined.
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Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.
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You may never need them, but if you do, they'll be there. It's that bedrock promise of protection that makes our public safety officials the unsung heroes that they are.
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What's everybody's business is nobody's business.
