Madeleine de Souvre Quotes
It is an admirable skill to able to sweeten a refusal with civil words which atone for the favor which we are not able to grant.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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I am a very selfish person.
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I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.
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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
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To read too many books is harmful.
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It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.
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Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.
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Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.
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Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.
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You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.
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To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it.
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Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books.
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I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.
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I thought I would set the world on fire when I got out of college. I had done quite well in a field that was growing. Unfortunately, we got hit with a recession in 1981.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
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You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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I'm a big believer you should design work around a vast majority of people who want to do the right thing rather than around the tiny minority who might take advantage.
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Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals.
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I've heard time and again from small business owners in Ohio that extending bonus depreciation is the single biggest factor in allowing their businesses to grow. Allowing companies to use these tools for capital reinvestment is a common-sense way to encourage job creation.
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I don't feel like I have to be the nice girl.
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Don’t sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun, and immerse in the sea.
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Memorizing lines isn't really hard. Only with really hard words and stuff.
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It is an admirable skill to able to sweeten a refusal with civil words which atone for the favor which we are not able to grant.
