Walter Lord Quotes
You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
Quotes to Explore
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
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I learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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Vaudeville was characterized by sunny optimism, acts that were uplifting, cheerful, and clean. It provided a fanciful, magical escape, but after Black Friday, the tone of American entertainment changed almost overnight.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I'd never been published when I was young.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
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Things happen for a reason. I'm happy, but not I'm not satisfied with the things I'm doing.
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My first series, I wouldn't even know where to get a clip of it. It was called 'Cracking Up.' It was on 'FOX' in 2004.
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I danced so intensely, I learned the hard way that sometimes you can push your body too far.
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When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there as part of a rendezvous and a pow-wow.
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I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who are in our lives, and I don't mind pulling from them and writing things down on my phone that my family says.
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You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
