Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
Many men want wealth,--not a competence alone, but a live-story competence. Everything subserves this; and religion they would like as a sort of lightning-rod to their houses, to ward off by and by the bolts of Divine wrath.

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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.
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My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
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I love Massachusetts for a number of reasons. I once loved a magical girl who lived in a magnificently converted barn, a half-hour or so from Boston. I love your winters. I love the snow.
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Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.
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On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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When I started giving talks about women's history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, 'Well, everybody was totally oppressed and suddenly in 1964 we rose up, got our freedom, and here we are.' It dismisses the women who fought for rights for several hundred years of our history up to that point.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion.
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Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.
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If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.
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With the Internet and social media being a huge part of today's culture, I think it's super important to promote staying smart online.
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Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.
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Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.
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During the sixties, all the risk-type sports were very popular, because everybody was rebelling against their parents, or rebelling against the whole system. But those days are over. This is the day of conservatism.
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Keep it moving. Don't hoard. Money's no good, get rid of it. Turn it into people doing things. Turn it into jobs. Turn it into happiness...The more people I employ, the happier I am - that means my money's goin' into other people's lives, and if I can give 'em something to create that they can be happy with, that's great.
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I want to be revered. I want to be an elder; I want to be an elderess.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Many men want wealth,--not a competence alone, but a live-story competence. Everything subserves this; and religion they would like as a sort of lightning-rod to their houses, to ward off by and by the bolts of Divine wrath.