Agnes Mary Clerke Quotes
Progress, then, is the law of the universe. From its present state we can obscurely argue a "has been" and a "shall be."
Quotes to Explore
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Drink lots of water and stay hydrated.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.
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In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
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In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on.
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For me, 'risky' is revealing what really happened in my life through music. Risky is writing confessional songs and telling the true story about a person with enough details so everyone knows who that person is.
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When I trade, I don't have an agency problem; I have my neck on the line. When a bank or banker trades, it's not his neck on the line.
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Therefore, since the world has stillMuch good, but much less good than ill,And while the sun and moon endureLuck’s a chance, but trouble’s sureI’d face it as a wise man would,And train for ill and not for good.
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If there are people who treat me wrong, I either talk to them about it, or I don't talk to them anymore. It's been the most thoughtful and considerate thing I could do for myself and other people. I am going to try to do that forever.
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We now know, without any shred of uncertainty, that billions of rands of public resources have been diverted into the pockets of a few.
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I almost feel like sometimes when I'm on location, you miss your home and your family and all that stuff, but it keeps you focused on the work.
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Imagine how foolish you'd look if, like one clever salesman who once pitched to me, you tried to license your product to a big industry player without knowing they just launched a competing product. With the right background research, he could have avoided that and other landmines - and so can you.
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Food is always a favorite on my docket when I go somewhere.
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I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard.
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When does an object become a symbol? All I know is you cannot force it.
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It's so easy to get caught up in the demands of life. And we all take refuge at times in routines and recliners and 'usual' anything!
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Empowering innovations transform something that is complicated and expensive into something that is so much more simple and affordable that a much larger population can enjoy it.
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There are umpires, and there are those who hold the title.
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If you develop a product that gets what the customer is trying to get done, you don't have to advertise; people will just pull it into their lives.
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I chose the name Pi because it's an irrational number (one with no discernable pattern). Yet scientists use this irrational number to come to a "rational" understanding of the universe. To me, religion is a bit like that, "irrational" yet with it we come together we come to a sound understanding of the universe.
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Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our potentials and capabilities?
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Progress, then, is the law of the universe. From its present state we can obscurely argue a "has been" and a "shall be."
