Charles Macomb Flandrau Quotes
The greatest gift . . . is the realization that life does not consist either of wallowing in the past or of peering anxiously at the future; and it is appalling to contemplate the great number of often painful steps by which one arrives at a truth so old, so obvious, and so frequently expressed. It is good for one to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now-this day-this hour.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about Texas would make those nice people very unhappy.
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Our main goal is to honor God and to honor this country by honoring and serving those families who serve.
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A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it.
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Fifth Harmony is an entity or identity outside all of us, and I don't think anybody felt individually represented by the sound - we didn't make it.
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Michael Jackson, who can sing, and is a good lookin' guy - but ain't the most masculine fellow in the world.
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Alvin had met true evil in his life, but he still persisted in thinking it was awful rare, and the word was bandied about too much by those who didn’t understand what real badness was.
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No detail is too minor to note.
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During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
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You get married and have kids, and you get sick of having the government take your money and tell you what to do. I'm just a conservative guy.
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There are career waiters in Los Angeles, and they're making over $100,000 a year.
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The reality is, for small businesses, there really aren't HR systems. Small businesses are rolling their own.
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Kiss me out of desire, but not consolation.
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In Syria, for some time, they have been trading hostages for a number of things: for weapons, for money, for political influence, and for favors.
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First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard.
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In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about.
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An agenda is not a bad thing.
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The lack of livelihood opportunities in refugee camps pushes many people to embark on dangerous journeys in the quest for a better life.
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It is not impossible to suppose that in this case our luminary was taken in the act.
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You live this life being selfish, you're not going to enjoy it like you will when you open your heart and your home up.
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I want to be evil! I did play Lady Macbeth on stage to Alec Baldwin's Macbeth back in New York in 1998. But I've played a lot of characters who are so righteous and understanding. I don't want to be a goody-goody two-shoes all the time.
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The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
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The greatest gift . . . is the realization that life does not consist either of wallowing in the past or of peering anxiously at the future; and it is appalling to contemplate the great number of often painful steps by which one arrives at a truth so old, so obvious, and so frequently expressed. It is good for one to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now-this day-this hour.
