Wanda Jackson Quotes
On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing that.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you're about to forget.
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When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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There's certain things as a songwriter that I don't really care to write about, and there are certain things I won't sing about anymore. There are just so many things that I probably thought was OK for me, or have been in the past, that I would never want my son to think was OK.
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I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
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It's more important than ever for America to rededicate itself to manufacturing at home. When we make more products in America, more American families will make it.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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I keep in touch with what's real.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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While I was busy hating Vegas, and hiding from Vegas, a funny thing happened. I grew to love Vegas.
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I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.
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I got into retailing because I wanted a real job.
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When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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Bush is no conservative.
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The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.
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So, it didn't do well. But now when I talk to kids who are first seeing it, they're surprised to hear the movie failed at the box office. Sometimes that's what happens.
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When I started secondary school, it was assumed that the girls would do domestic science and the boys would do science, and I wasn't too happy with that.
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We have a lot of great lesbian role models in tennis. I mean, Martina Navratilova in her heyday was probably the greatest female athlete on the planet. Martina just kept breaking every rule. That's a great role model.
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On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing that.
