O. Henry Quotes
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I write in a small office at home.
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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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If I stayed in London, I probably would have gotten more work. I've never wanted to be thought of as an 'It' girl, someone who rides on the coattails of my mother.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schaeuble, her finance minister, are right to oppose fiscal and bank unions without political union.
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Education is so important.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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Raising ambition in 2014 is crucial for arriving at a meaningful climate agreement in 2015.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Are we like late Rome, infatuated with past glories, ruled by a complacent, greedy elite, and hopelessly powerless to respond to changing conditions?
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So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth.
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When you’re flying, the changing balance of lift and weight pulls you up or down. But another pair of forces pulls you forward or backward through the air: thrust and drag. Thrust is the power that pulls the kite forward—you run with it to get it up in the air. You have to have thrust to create lift. Drag is there because your kite’s surfaces push against the air and slow the kite down. Drag doesn’t pull you out of the sky; it makes you fly more slowly.
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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
