William Ernest Henley Quotes
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Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.
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You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
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Education in the past has been too much inspiration and too little information.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.
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I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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I will work to restore fiscal responsibility to our country's budget and to provide for a more robust economy.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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There's plenty of people who've never gotten the opportunity to wrestle at WrestleMania. To perform there and do that, I never thought it would ever happen. I had learned to live with it. So to say I did, that is a big notch in my belt.
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It's like I've experienced quite a weird and unusual life, you know, being with a mom who's a single parent and struggling with money and things like that. It's really hard. And it brings a lot of other insecurities in life and a lot of other issues in life, in school and a bunch of other things.
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I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas.
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Usually, when you are an ethnic person or a trans person, in your average, everyday, unsophisticated television show, you are there for that reason. And they clearly justify and overexplain why. You very rarely see a transgender actor playing the part of a grocery-store clerk without having to say, 'Oh, look at that trans person.'
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Jane Campion is a tough director.
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My mom got me into some commercials, and I basically, I guess, just got out of my shell I was in at the time because I can't remember. I've just been blessed ever since.
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Every day proves to me more and more that this American world was not made for me.
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I think it's wrong for the government to subpoena records from journalists involved in national-security reporting (particularly since I do it myself). I do believe it has a chilling effect on the ability to gather news about potential abuses masked by inappropriate classification.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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I am settled in France, and as for the rest of my history as a painter, it is bound up with the impressionistic group.
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A late lark twitters from the quiet skies.
