Frances E. Willard Quotes
This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to be actually going out of the way, and yet it turns out that we were really moving upward all the time.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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I'm 20 years old, and I still love love. I hope I'm sweet. Just your everyday girl.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.
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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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I would love to see it in the Hall of Fame, display it somewhere where everybody can see it, because it's about the ultimate memorabilia piece you could own.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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One person's religion is another person's cult.
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I never write in a linear way. And I tell students not to. You can only know so much about a book when you first start.
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Every time a twenty-something CEO turns down a multibillion-dollar offer for a company that has little or no revenues, it hits a raw nerve in me. Unlike most professionals, I am not shocked by the seemingly bizarre behavior of those founders who pursue their vision beyond all rational thought or monetary reward.
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This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to be actually going out of the way, and yet it turns out that we were really moving upward all the time.
