Quentin L. Cook Quotes
Parents must have the courage to say no, to defend truth, and to bear powerful testimony.
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People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception.
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'
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I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed.
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What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don't have, is just love what we do have.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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After engaging in acts of war against another nation, there exists a degree of uncertainty in terms of the enemy's reactions. War inspires an unpredictable psychology and evokes strong emotions that defy systems analysis quantification.
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
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Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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You never needed anybody.If you had ever bothered to come to know me, you'd know that that is the exact opposite of the truth.Well, well. So we part in utter ignorance of each other.
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I want to see movies I can walk away from and say, 'Wait, what happened there? Hold up, what did I just see? What?' and then it connects to something that you personally, unequivocally know to be truth.
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No problems are ever resolved by violence. It only aggravates the pain and the hurt on every side.
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In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.
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Parents must have the courage to say no, to defend truth, and to bear powerful testimony.
