Carol S. Dweck Quotes
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I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.
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Congress can protect small businesses by providing effective oversight over SBA policies and make sure they take into account the needs of small businesses while also protecting taxpayer dollars. Congress also needs to make sure that new banking regulations do not make it more costly for community banks to lend to small businesses.
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.
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I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.
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The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a nearly $90 billion portfolio.
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Religion is love; in no case is it logic.
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I think there's much more fashion competition in the more junior levels of the fashion department. And that's exciting and stimulating to see, because it's 'Vogue;' it's great to see people dressed originally and with great style and panache. It wouldn't be 'Vogue' otherwise.
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I would have 55 dogs if I could. I'm hoping one day to open my own shelter.
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Isn't it lovely to know that even the great Sherlock Holmes, the quirky and genius Sherlock Holmes, is vulnerable to love as we all are?
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'There is no situation so bad that the cops can't make it worse.'
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Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor.
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Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.
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'One Minus One' and 'Barcelona, 1975' are more or less autobiographical.
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I loved 'Buddy Faro.' I loved the whole idea.
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On a number of occasions, I have made it clear that Sinn Fein policy was to argue for the establishment of an independent, international truth commission.
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There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.
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Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.
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Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.
