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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But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
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I like to be quiet, and let people find me rather than having to shout at them.
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When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.
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I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.
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I'm trying to do things I have never done. Like I recently went to 3 different ballets. And I loved trying to learn how to like those a little bit.
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A late lark twitters from the quiet skies.
