Shakuntala Devi Quotes
Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I hope that people will see that we don't have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices to slightly different flavors of the status quo. It is, in fact, possible to join the fray, stand up for principles and offer a real alternative.
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I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I'm a little bit of a control freak.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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You can't really plan for how that training session or competition is going to go. You have to see what your horse is giving you to work with, and then you tailor all your training around that.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking if it wanted a Jewish state.
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When I was a publisher of CNN, I took responsibility for the actions of the network.
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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
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I could have gone on flying through space forever.
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If I'm staying in a hotel or I'm sleeping on my own I have the hairdryer on.
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We are spending more money on bond holders than we are on our own citizens. It took 204 years to have this happen. The other party will not even allow a recorded vote on this issue so that we can see how people stand on that issue.
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States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.
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I cannot wait to come back to Glasgow. I know the place like the back of my hand. In fact, one of the jobs I had as a student was in Cineworld. And I was always at gigs in King Tut's, Nice 'n' Sleazy's and the Barras. I played Ultimate Frisbee down on Glasgow Green and pulled pints in O'Neill's on Queen Street.
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Oh yeah, I grew up with comics. You know, I always like to describe myself as a 'narrative junkie.' I love novels, I love comics, movies, TV. If it's a good story, I'm hooked.
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I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.
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Mothers subject their daughters to a level of scrutiny people usually reserve for themselves. A mother's gaze is like a magnifying glass held between the sun's rays and kindling. It concentrates the rays of imperfection on her daughter's yearning for approval. The result can be a conflagration - whoosh.
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In the vanity of self-consciousness one feels at a long remove above the ordinary love and trustfulness of a simple and pure heart.
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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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All I'll say is... I'm at a point in life when nothing feels shocking to me. I need something to shock me! I'm almost ready to see a U.F.O.
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I could not be more thankful to those who voted me through and believed in me.
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Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.
