Abigail Washburn Quotes
In China, I realized that if you visit often enough and learn the language, you will be assimilated, but you'll still be kept at arm's length; you'll always be looked on as a foreigner.
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Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
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It's healthy to have two or three weeks' gap between big releases.
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President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.
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I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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There is more to life than show business.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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The nanofibrillar scaffolds designed to guide the process of cellular repopulation is an important step towards prolonging life and enhancing the quality of life for patients with advanced heart disease with defective valve.
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If you stop one terror attack in the U.S., it may be connected to multiple other plots out there that are connected. If you reveal that you stopped one plot, it may tip our hand.
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I'm not in the Shakespeare stakes. I have no ambition.
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I've always been a visual person, I'm formerly a graphic designer. I've always seen myself as an observer. I like to maintain objectivity and don't get too intimately involved in my subjects.
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We live in a culture eager to make truth a boutique experience as malleable as our personal tastes require.
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I've always been a reader and a writer.
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Truth be told, most financial television bores me. Two or more people discussing the latest economic trends or hot stocks is not especially entertaining.
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In China, I realized that if you visit often enough and learn the language, you will be assimilated, but you'll still be kept at arm's length; you'll always be looked on as a foreigner.
