Catherine Helen Spence Quotes
Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.
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The whole of our national sport is not doing very well.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
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Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.
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It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to plan and push, and make it happen, it just seems to happen.
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Companies that have strong graphic identities have built them through years of use.
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Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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Money for me today does not really matter.
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Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting - when it's good, you want to shout from the rooftops.
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There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.
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I was a huge Mike Tyson fan growing up; his fights were always on in my house.
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Brands will increasingly handle their own e-commerce and rely less and less on local distribution partners. Why should they give away their profit margins?
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I come from a democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.
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You want your kids to grow with the right culture and values, and the toughest part would be finding out how to instill those values in your kids.
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I've been approached in the past to option my stories for television, but prior to Evergreen, there were no assurances the production would be filmed in Alaska.
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Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us.
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Provision as much pure and organic food as you can, and let the rest go by.
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God put us here to prepare this place for the next generation. That's our job. Raising children and helping the community, that's preparing for the next generation.
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Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.
