Willa Cather Quotes
The air was cool enough to make the warm sun pleasant on one's back and shoulders, and so clear that the eye could follow a hawk up and up, into the blazing blue depths of the sky.
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The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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I was a huge ham in school in Atlanta.
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I don't think about whether it's gonna be a dance record or a ballad or anything when I'm making music. I sit in the studio and I think, 'How am I feeling today?' and I write how I feel. It's really, really simple.
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Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there's always going to be something new. I don't think you'll ever have it all figured out.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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I've been careful in love. I've been careless in love. And I've had adventures I wouldn't trade for anything.
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Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible; no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
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Winning is no longer just the outcome. It's part of the process.
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I really have a deep sense of caring about the air that we breathe and the water that we drink. I want to be able to say that I was trying to protect that. And I also care deeply about children. My children, all children. And I care deeply about giving back.
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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.
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Cricket pays well, so a lot of people are naturally drawn towards the game. But to carve a niche in non-cricket sports is not easy. So state governments need to be proactive. Indians need to be made aware of the power of an Olympic medal. It should be treated at par with an Oscars or a Nobel Prize.
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The air was cool enough to make the warm sun pleasant on one's back and shoulders, and so clear that the eye could follow a hawk up and up, into the blazing blue depths of the sky.
