Aurora Rose Reynolds Quotes
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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What I have done in my nine year career was just a glimpse of what I can do.
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The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.
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I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
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So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
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I was, like, a really embarrassing, precocious child.
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We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.
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Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.
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I love working on films and I'd love to do some interesting work, but if somebody asked me, 'Would you like 'Human Target' to continue to be picked up?' The answer is 'Absolutely!' I love working on this show. I love playing Guerrero. I love seeing where it's going.
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My job was to build, and that's still my job - and I like that better than interviews.
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'The operation was a success, but the patient died.' What such a procedure is to medicine, the Court's opinion in this case is to law.
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It drives me crazy to do readings of my books, because if I read anything I've written in the past, I'd like to almost rewrite everything. If I could, I'd completely rewrite Fargo Rock City, and every sentence would be just slightly different. In all likelihood, most of them wouldn't be any better. Some of them would just be changed back to whatever form they used to be, before I second-guessed myself the first time.
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As long as there's such a thing as time, everybody's damaged in the end, changed into something else. It always happens, sooner or later.
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I was working in corporate Canada and I was doing all right. But I was burnt out... Long hours, a lot of clients. I just wanted to get away. Track and field was sort of like the elimination thing. I just wanted to go and do something. Exercise my brain and my body and kind of gravitate to that.
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The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.
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Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.
