William Lyon Phelps Quotes
Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
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The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means less investing, less hiring, fewer jobs and a smaller economy, which hurts the rich, the poor and the middle class alike.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.
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I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.
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I'm not in this sport to take punishment.
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If Assad continues to conduct strikes against the Free Syrian Army at will, it would be very difficult for them to have any success against ISIS.
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'Hay fever suffers tend to be above average in intelligence,...'
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We watch so many TV shows and movies about jaded or corrupt policemen, we forget people join the police force to do good, and they really care about that.
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Right after I graduated high school, I joined a sushi restaurant to learn how to make Japanese food. And then spent seven years. Then that time - that's enough. Then sushi restaurant - butchering fish and they make your body smell like fishy.
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When antibiotics first came out, nobody could have imagined we'd have the resistance problem we face today. We didn't give bacteria credit for being able to change and adapt so fast.
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I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
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And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.
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I've always been a clown trapped in a leading man's body.
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I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.
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Suicide is a sudden accomplishment, a lightning-like deliverance: it is nirvana by violence.
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My interest in science was always essentially limited to the study of principles.... That I have published so little is due to this same circumstance, as the great need to grasp principles has caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless pursuits.
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Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.
