Catherine Ponder Quotes
Often, failure is success trying to be born in a bigger way, and persistence helps you to experience that greater result.
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This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country.
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Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
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If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.
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I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for.
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We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.
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Bombino's a super modest guy, very nice. His whole crew is a bunch of characters and he's definitely the Grand Poobah. I don't think the other guys are that much younger than him, but he definitely feels like the wise man; you just sort of get that sense when you're around him. He doesn't say that much but he's humble and well-respected.
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As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon international trade. I felt they were more self-sufficient.
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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Beaujolais is so underrated.
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In the Senate, there is a wide spectrum of views on foreign policy.
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
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Anyone who is afraid to lose isn't ready to win.
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Contrary to what President Obama said in his inaugural address, going on Medicare and food stamps does not strengthen us. Just ask people who are fourth-generation welfare recipients.
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I'm trying to build a brand. I'm not just doing one-off projects.
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It's a great counter to doing the soap because it's a comedy. It's real physical comedy.
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If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell.
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I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.
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Women, if left to their own devices, are going to tend and trend Democratic. That is absolutely the case.
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The important thing is to keep trying.
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I was prepared to get knocked out myself trying to knock him out, because then I could sleep at night knowing that I've given my best.
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Sometimes I write about things that never happened to me that wind up happening to me. When you put things out in the universe, sometimes they wind up coming true.
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By not standing up for themselves when it is appropriate, many survivors damage their self-esteem. They become angry and ashamed of themselves for putting up with inappropriate behavior. The more they put up with, the worse they feel. Soon, they begin to believe they don’t have a right to complain and convince themselves they are making a big thing out of nothing.
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Often, failure is success trying to be born in a bigger way, and persistence helps you to experience that greater result.
