Betty MacDonald Quotes
In the country, weather is as important as food and sometimes means the difference between life and death.
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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
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My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.
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In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.
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To see for themselves what the United States has been willing to undertake in the name of freedom. We should all visit Normandy. We should pay homage to those brave Americans who stormed ashore at Omaha Beach and gave their lives for the freedom of others.
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As self-driving cars become more common, there will be a flood of new legal questions.
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Outlaw consciousness is born the moment I drop out, stop the world, cease being an actor identified with the mythic roles I have been playing in society. Change begins when I do nothing except observe. The wisdom of the railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen. Meditation is the healthy form of voyeurism.
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I'm never writing as a character.
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Don't worry about not fitting in. The things that make people think you're weird are what makes you you, and therefore your greatest strength.
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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.
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You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told.
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I'm much more likely to get lynched over 'The Killing' than 'Macbeth.'
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I have written ever since I knew mechanically how to do it.
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What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.
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Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get from having a space program, is well worth the risk that an individual like myself has to take by flying in the vehicle.
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The template that 'Infinity War' is following is a very different, complex template because you've never seen so many characters in one film. It obviously has to be a multi-perspective film.
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
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The sanctions have nothing to do with our relations with China, because our relations with the People's Republic of China are at an unprecedented high both in terms of their level and substance. They are what we call "a comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation".
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I'm wildly unskilled at what I do. Part of me thinks: 'Why do I think I can pull this off?' but the part of me that has to pay the mortgage thinks: 'Just get on with it!' I'll just keep going until someone discovers I'm no good.
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I would actually like to play Bobby Brown. To me, he was just the King of R&B at one point.
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I said to the bankers, 'Listen, fellows, if I have a problem, then you have a problem. We have to find a way out or it's going to be a difficult time for both of us.'
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In the country, weather is as important as food and sometimes means the difference between life and death.
