Washington Irving Quotes
There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
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It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.
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I was a commercial girl. In drama school, I was a mediocre model occasionally to pick up some extra cash, and because clearly I'm not six feet tall, and I had baby weight, I would mainly just would do promotional stuff.
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Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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Bolivar's legacy has always been a part of the Venezuelan/Latin American imagery, especially in the countries that he liberated or he helped to liberate. He's been a very prominent figure.
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If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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I’ve done a lot of deals, and I’m skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
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Max Bialystock: I'm wearing a cardboard belt!
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Many people struggle to make hummus that lives up to their expectations at home, and recreating a favourite brand or the stuff from your local deli is almost impossible.
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'Of course, the test difficulty depends on what you're doing, and on how you're doing it. I'm constantly asking 'How much would I have to screw this up to write an incorrect function that passes these simple tests?' Occasionally the answer is 'Not much,' so I'll throw the code away and start over. It was probably perfect code, but that's not good enough.' 1
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There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
