Carolyn Keene (Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson) Quotes
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The presence and the present of America are a future; our continent is, by its nature, the land which does not exist on its own, but as something which is created and invented.
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I could see myself in some sort of pioneer bonnet, it's my childhood fantasy, but I think I look too Jewish for the prairie.
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We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.
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Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him.
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You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.
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I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it's another thing to get to chat with her.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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I've never been a movie buff. If I did go to a theatre to watch a film, half the time, I would fall asleep.
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When people ask if I have any advice for young designers, the best advice I could ever give to somebody is to work for someone else, when you are playing with someone else's money. It is very expensive when you start doing it on your own.
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I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for a year with a view to becoming a professional.
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Those who think the family has had its day should think again.
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I still think Barty must be a crook
