Michael Raymond-James Quotes
I think in any father-son relationship, there's going to be times you say, 'Well, the apple didn't fall far from the tree.'
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My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.
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All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone.
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The real Malala is gone somewhere, and I can't find her.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I would wear entirely one color: tutus, furry pants. It was totally outrageous. My family was deeply embarrassed to be seen with me.
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
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I have a three-year-old and a four-year-old at home, and my mornings are about just dealing with the fact of that. I oddly enjoy it.
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When I found this opportunity to answer the ad, I got the job and I've been there ever since.
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All the privileged can travel, see different worlds; not everyone can. I think it is important for people to have an interesting locale nearby.
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In some families, parents don't read or don't have the money to spend on books.
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When you are new at sheep-raising and your ewe has a lamb, your impulse is to stay there and help it nurse and see to it and all. After a while, you know that the best thing you can do is walk out of the barn.
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The hits I had in the '80s - I made those deals directly with American companies.
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Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
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I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
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Going back to my own past as a reader, I was a big, big reader of romances, particularly as a teenager, the age that my books are aimed at.
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DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress.
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Man is made for something better than disturbing dirt.
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You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn.
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I'm obsessed with my cat. We have a really strong, really weird codependent, almost Bella/Edward relationship. I'm going to be a crazy cat lady one day, I'm sure.
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I think in any father-son relationship, there's going to be times you say, 'Well, the apple didn't fall far from the tree.'
