Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Quotes
In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.
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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.
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I can hardly eat meat because it has to look like something what it was not when it was alive.
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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As a brand, Ahla is one of Strauss-Elite's strongest. But we need to do a lot of marketing in order to regain market leadership. I have no doubt that we will do that, even if it takes time.
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I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious.
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If I get incensed about some injustice, you can't make me – I will not just going to sit at my desk, at my computer all the time. I – I might want to march out on that.
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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
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Living in Cape Breton, it's really all about fiddle music, so it's not like there were other instruments out there that tempted me and it was like I had to decide which one. It was automatically fiddle, because it's the predominant instrument in Cape Breton Island.
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One of the first acts during the second coming of Steve Jobs as CEO in 1997 was a major board overhaul.
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What I do believe in is the moral code of Christianity.
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Literature is no longer Necessary Teaching is left.
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Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.
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I'm usually convinced that what I'm working on is a total disaster.
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People don't use Airbnb overtly to trust people more. They use it because they want to get a better sense of the culture and to save money. A by-product was that they live in someone else's shoes.
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I just need to be me.
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The will of God - nothing less, nothing more, nothing else.
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You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do. You never know how or when you influence people – especially children.
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There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.
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I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.
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I used to be very interested in the history of women's rights in this country and in other countries. I tried to learn as much as I could about it, and more than anything, I would be called gay. It was phenomenal. But if a boy has something to say, he is appreciated; he's even popular. If a girl says something, it's instantly a threat.
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In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.
