Susan Minot Quotes
When a person you love moves by you with flat eyes that will not see you, it is a shock to believe it.
Quotes to Explore
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The John Birch Society is not ultra-conservative, communist-hating, and racist as opponents paint it.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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Technology has enabled government to have investigative and situational awareness on a scale and scope that were science fiction when the Stasi shut its doors.
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It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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I'm obsessed with 'Top Chef'.
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I'm not clever enough or aware enough to make a political movie.
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Faith Hill is a big role model.
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I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
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I buy way too many books.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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If you pay your credit card off every month, get a rewards card. One that gives you airline miles or that will give you 1 percent cash back at least on every purchase.
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The greedy man is he who habitually eats too much, knowing that he is injuring his bodily health thereby, and this is a vice to which not the gourmet but the gourmand is a slave.
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Women are the real superheroes because they're not just working. They have a life and everything.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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If you're a teenager in Palo Alto launching an app, you know from the outset how you plan to finance your business.
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The time has come to move beyond eco-elitism to eco-populism.
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The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
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I don't understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That's not gonna work out, you know? It's a waste of your time!
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Critical thinking is not something you do once with an issue and then drop it. It requires that we update our knowledge as new information comes in. Time spent evaluating claims is not just time well spent. It should be considered part of an implicit bargain we've all made.
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The 'passion for incredulity' can produce as much self-deception as the uncritical will to believe.
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I want to believe humanity has not forgotten how to explore.
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When a person you love moves by you with flat eyes that will not see you, it is a shock to believe it.
