Sherman Alexie Quotes
He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous
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There is something joyous about not talking.
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I am constantly distracted by my own brain when I've completed a paragraph, realized I don't know what comes next, and start opening a browser tab without even realizing it.
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My goal in the beginning was to buy my mother a house. Now I realize, Okay, if I really focus and become a key player in business, then I can build an empire.
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We foolish mortals sometimes live through years not realizing how short life is, and that TODAY is your life.
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My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.
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It's just cool to be involved in something that's that big and joyous and meant to make people feel happy.
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Listen to your child enough and you will come to realize that he or she is quite an extraordinary individual. And the more extraordinary you realize your child to be the more you will be willing to listen. And the more you will learn.
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Everything in business is to get you face to face with people to respond to your offer. You have to realize the Internet is merely a door opening, and it has to be followed up by aggressive sales activity by the business owner.
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The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do.
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In the railroads, some people read clearly printed departure signs and then proceed to ask several times what they say. On airplanes, they demand things they know they cannot have. In their cars, they load up, drive away and then suddenly realize they don't know where they're going.
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Ignoring the expectations is what leads you realize the true potential
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Deadlines are things that we pass through on the way to finishing.
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Do you realize that God expects you to consider that you are actually working for Jesus Christ on your job?
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Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old.
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It's very intimidating looking at the script and realizing that you have to say medical jargon as if you've said them a million times before, and they're just a part of your vocabulary. But that's what preparing is for, and you can't just really wing it. You've got to really know what you're doing.
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I began to realize that the big money must necessarily be in the big swing.
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It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.
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Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
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The day you realize that your efforts and rewards are not related, it really frees up your calendar.
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When you drive to the grocery store, your intention is not to change the world, it just happens to have that impact. So we've done a lot of things without even realizing it, and yes, just being unusual, as you say, does not put you above, in a sense, any of the other organisms with whom we share this planet.
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The Holy Spirit never convicts (Christians) of your sins. He never comes to point out your faults…. It does not take a revelation from the Holy Spirit to see that you have failed. However, when you know that you’ve failed what you do need is for the Holy Spirit to convict you of your righteousness.
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Man is mortal. Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life. We are not slaves. Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.
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He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous
