Carrie Nation (Carrie Amelia Nation) Quotes
No man who drank or smoked could ever come nearer to me than the telephone. I'd say, I won't let you - you nicotine-soaked, beer-besmeared, whiskey-greased, red-eyed devil - talk to me face to face.
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I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires.
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The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire to have a better life. How? By consuming. For countries, the 'Holy Grail' is economic growth.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.
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Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person - do it right now - then you're not going to be successful. I like that kind of mentality.
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Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
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What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.
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Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.
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How all becomes clear and simple when one opens an eye on the within, having of course previously exposed it to the without, in order to benefit by the contrast.
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Lloyd George? There is no Lloyd George. There is a marvellous brain; but if you were to shut him in a room and look through the keyhole there would be nobody there.
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This is a terrible place to die in.Where’s a good one?
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The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
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Even a total and universal disarmament does not guarantee the maintenance of peace.
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You know, 'Mad Men' is notoriously secretive with its plotlines, even with exposing them to actors on the show.
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Facebook and Twitter and Instagram are excellent ways to keep in touch with the audience and maintain your image an actor.
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The power of the computer is starting to spread.
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The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was fresh and alive. College kids loved it and their parents did, too.
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He's frustrated with the situation over the last couple years.
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When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money, everybody tries to buy me beers. Where were all these people back when I was in college and broke?
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Never face facts; if you do, you'll never get up in the morning.
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When I became an adult, I had absolutely nothing against drinking alcohol. Many of my friends drank. I would often make wine and offer it, but I never sat down and drank it myself. That affect my religious practice.
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No man who drank or smoked could ever come nearer to me than the telephone. I'd say, I won't let you - you nicotine-soaked, beer-besmeared, whiskey-greased, red-eyed devil - talk to me face to face.
