Carolyn Hax (Carolyn Hanley Hax) Quotes
The most reliable ways to make oneself miserable are attempting to change people and not attempting to change circumstances.
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I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.
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There's nothing that compares with the time spent all by myself on a creation that is all my own. I still think of my solo work as my 'home planet' in comics, though I've learned to listen much more to editors and trusted friends for feedback.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.
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In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.
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You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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All three games came down to the last play.
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What do we need a psychiatrist for? We know our kid is nuts.
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Often what is deeply offensive to Chinese-Americans that they are really well-represented in medicine, and yet on all these doctors' shows you hardly see any Chinese-American faces.
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People like me, who care about printing, constitute the tiniest lunatic fringe in the nation.
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You are the single biggest influence in your life.
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Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition.
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Ask Elizabeth is a community of voices, it's not me standing on a podium telling people how to run their lives, it's girls helping each other sharing their wisdom and advice and I create a space for them to do it.
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My strength and my weakness are twins in the same womb.
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Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a brother or sister, and shows affection on that level, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, or in a high position; that is a genuine friend.
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He knows what He is doing with me. I cannot always understand His way, but I am content in the realization that He knows what is best. That is surrender.
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You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.
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It's simple: this partnership allows consumers to fire their phone company and sign up for the high-quality, low-cost voice and broadband solution that they deserve.
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I won't get killed,' Rose protested. Is that a promise?' Fish asked dryly, stirring his tea. 'If you break your word, I'll never believe you again.' Rose shook her head at him. 'How can you even taste your tea if you put that much sugar in it?' Don't change the subject. I don't want to be responsible for depriving the world of Rose Brier. Under no circumstances are you allowed to help us do anything more dangerous than...change the oil in my car.
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The most reliable ways to make oneself miserable are attempting to change people and not attempting to change circumstances.
