Nan Kempner Quotes
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To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love.
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My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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Why is it that our young kids all across America can solve the most complex problems in a video game involving executive decision making and analytical thinking, yet we accept the fact that they can't add or read?
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It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.
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I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.
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My idea of fast food is a mallard.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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'SNL' is the first real job I've held for more than a month and a half.
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Living without hate for people is almost impossible.
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If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.
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Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
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I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?
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I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.
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I'm training once a day, four days a week, and just loving life.
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I started in for the ball but I just couldn't get it. I should have caught it because I was used to catching everything on the sandlots. But they hit the ball a lot harder in the major leagues and I just couldn't reach the ball this time.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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I hear an album so many times during the course of making it that when I've just finished it, I don't want to hear it again. After you've taken a little bit of time away from it, you can come back to it, which can be scary. I'm happy with 'Sonik Kicks,' man.
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No matter what you do or where you are, you're going to be missing out on something.
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I wouldn't miss the opening of a door.
