Jack Vance Quotes
I suppose if you isolate yourself to such an extent, you more or less must expect a series of emergencies.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.
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Making $30,000 on my first business deal was exciting, but not as exciting as the sudden knowledge that I did not have to work for anyone again.
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I love my beauty. It's not my fault.
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No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
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Religion is the search for ultimate meaning.
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I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that.
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I'm a big fan of a great glass of red wine and a delicious bowl of pasta made from scratch.
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I think often that God is guiding me.
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I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.
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I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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Self-expression is always a right, but it's still not there to be abused.
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I believe in free trade. I don't support regulating trade prices between different regions. Our point of view is we don't want trade barriers between different countries.
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Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.
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The moments we have behind us, you won't be able to see again. We're only responsible for what we live in right now.
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I was close to getting married a long time ago. But it didn't happen, and since then it has not been happening. It is jinxed, and I am very happy. I hope this jinx continues.
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A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!
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Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me.
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Even though Hayek, in my view, is the leading economic thinker of the 20th century who saw what must be the mainsprings of the extended order, Mises was the choice technician, and no one was better at articulating the primacy of the individual and the need to define and nurture individual rights.
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A western buckaroo, I share his scorn for people who go camping by the book, relying on the authority of some half-assed assistant scoutmaster whose total experience outdoors probably consists of two overnight hikes and a weekend in the Catskills. But we have just had that confrontation. The one who goes by Pritchard's book is Sid's wife, and I am wary. It is not my expedition. I am a guest here.
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I believe there's something in the Bible about 'Thou shalt not call anyone insane who owns and is competent with more firearms than you own sharp sticks.'
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The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either.
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I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I suppose if you isolate yourself to such an extent, you more or less must expect a series of emergencies.
