Molly Ivins Quotes
As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is to let them grow up into young thugs who have to be sent to prison, not to mention the savings in the wear and tear on the nerves, property, and safety of the rest of the citizenry.
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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In the United Kingdom, we need to promote an inclusive British identity that involves and empowers people from all ethnic and faith backgrounds.
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The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.
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Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed voting should be outlawed.
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I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.
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Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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I love Disney. I know that some Disney stars want to break out of the Disney mold, but no, if they let me, I would work with Disney until I die.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.
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Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.
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I lived a very isolated life. When you start at 20, you have a lot of nonsense to work out of your system.
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There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.
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Anxiety grew, the fear that always comes when an established pattern falters.
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I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.
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The open-necked shirt is really rather ugly. I have seen people with beautifully-tailored jackets on with an open shirt with an awful Adam’s apple there.
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The thing that reinforces my belief about that is having worked the last four years with the Safe Kids Campaign on a national basis. I am so amazed at what these little kids do in keeping their parents alerted to what they are there for.
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Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it.
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As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is to let them grow up into young thugs who have to be sent to prison, not to mention the savings in the wear and tear on the nerves, property, and safety of the rest of the citizenry.
