S. C. Gwynne Quotes
As an instructor, he was patient, forbearing, and tolerant of mistakes, provided his students were trying diligently to learn.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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Sometimes entire categories of craigslist are rendered nearly unusable by spam. Con artists prowl the listings, paying sellers with fake cashier's checks and luring buyers to share their credit card numbers.
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A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
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Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options.
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Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.
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Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.
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I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.
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Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.
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I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.
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The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told that I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair.
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Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.
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When I'm in studio, we cover the news. But no one says the news has to be boring.
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As an instructor, he was patient, forbearing, and tolerant of mistakes, provided his students were trying diligently to learn.
