Chip R. Bell Quotes
Giving advice is like playing pinball: only by pushing and pulling can you encourage the ball to go in a new direction and increase your score. But too much pushing and pulling can cause a tilt and stop the game.
Quotes to Explore
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I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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I have absolutely no interest in playing the young male lead around which a story happens.
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New York City has an integration problem.
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You know I don't really have faith in politicians - this is quite a sleazy business. But there is no law which says that all politicians will turn out to be scumbags.
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There's a huge part of me that's thinking about perfection. I have to fight that urge, to try to live in the moment, reach for something that I might be hearing, and not second-guess myself.
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It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
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CIU is not something to just tolerate. It's important to find an allergist or dermatologist who can work with you to help manage your condition.
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So, I didn't get moved up because of celebrity status or anything like that. I got in line, and I passed the test. And they realized that I was sick enough, and as soon as the liver became available, I got one.
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And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.
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All natural capacities of a creature are destined to evolve completely to their natural end.
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O let the organ, many-voiced, sing boldly, O let it roar like spring's first thunderstorm! My half-closed eyes over your young bride's shoulder Will meet your eyes just once and then no more.
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I have people I love and trust on my team. And I'm lucky my family is incredibly talented in a variety of ways.
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I would certainly encourage young people to pursue their dreams. It isn't always an easy path, but it's worth going after. And I figure if a farmer's daughter from Iowa can become an astronaut, you can be just about anything you want to be.
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Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.
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I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.
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Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape.
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Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera.
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We can be thankful President Barack Obama is taking aim at one of the prime causes of climate change and extreme weather: air pollution. The EPA's carbon pollution standards are the most significant step forward our country has ever taken to protect our health by addressing climate change.
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Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.
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Movies are - all I've found is that they're just tougher and tougher to make.
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I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be ever so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after it; and let me take courage, and try from the bottom of my heart to do that which I believe truth dictates, if it lead me to be a Quaker or not.
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How delightful to find a friend in everyone.
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Giving advice is like playing pinball: only by pushing and pulling can you encourage the ball to go in a new direction and increase your score. But too much pushing and pulling can cause a tilt and stop the game.
