Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or a woman, but as a person.
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With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!
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I'm a little bit perverse, and I just hate doing the thing that's the most obvious.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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Utahns deserve well thought out policy and plans.
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That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.
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One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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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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Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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I don't know why, but I'm an easy target. And I don't do anything to dispel it.
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Every movie I've ever made says the same thing. They all find comedy in people trying to live their lives without any rules.
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When I see the Ten Most Wanted Lists... I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't be wanted now.
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The really valuable method of thought to arrive at a logically coherent system is intuition.
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Thought is the parent of the deed.
