F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
What was the use of doing great things if I could have a better time telling her what I was going to do?
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.
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We just here to do our job.
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
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I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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Fashion is not art. Fashion is a business that requires discipline and attention to detail and very organized systems of logistics and operations and processes. But even with the most smoothly oiled machine to manage the business, without creativity, fashion could not exist.
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In 1853, American warships bullied Japan out of centuries of virtual isolation and into the modern world. The threat of force compelled Japan, like India and China before it, to accept trade agreements that were economically ruinous and eroded national sovereignty.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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If I had not been dyslexic, I wouldn't have needed sports. I would have been like every other kid. Instead, I found my one thing, and I was never going to let go of it. That little dyslexic kid is always in the back of your head.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
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By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still present in high school.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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It's TV shows like BUFFY and ANGEL that usually have an incredible cliffhanger every commercial break that amaze me.
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Soccer is the most difficult business that we're in, because one day you're on top, and the next day you're very low.
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I love doing stuff in a harness. It's surprising what you can actually do. I'm reasonably coordinated, so I can do flips and the flipping kicks.
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There are no second acts in American lives.
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There is some pretty powerful self-interest in wanting a future that is not just running storm-to-storm. The argument that I make is not that we aren't competitive and selfish and greedy. We are. We're all of these things. We're complicated, competitive, greedy and nasty, and kind and generous and compassionate.
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What was the use of doing great things if I could have a better time telling her what I was going to do?
