Corinne McLaughlin Quotes
I believe strongly that social change isn't just about demonstrations in the street against the wrongs in society. There is also the path of the social innovator who creates new institutions and the path of the reformer who goes within an institution and makes incremental changes.
Quotes to Explore
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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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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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Children live in the only successful Marxist state ever created: the family. 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need' is the family's practice as well as its theory. Even with today's scattershot patterns of marriage and parenting, a family is collectivist to a more than North Korean degree.
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When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'
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I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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Oddly, a search for 'jeggings' in my email inbox shows that my first exposure to the phenomenon came from - wait for it - Mike Allen of 'Politico,' who helpfully explained the concept on December 20, 2009.
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For a spinner growing up in England, it is challenging to become an off-spinner. The line and length needs to be altered on each of the four days of county cricket or five days of Test matches. The pitches in England don't have a set pattern. It changes with each day, and accordingly, the length varies.
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When you face a 'performance' that might provoke the 'I'm scared' response, choose love and approach your opportunity as a chance to dance with God. It's more fun than 'Dancing with the Stars!'
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It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
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The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
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I'm always looking for perfection. Even after training and my coaches say I did good, I always think I could have done more.
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It seems every morning I wake up to face a list of 20 things to do, with time only to do 10, and somehow I always wind up squishing in 30.
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There are writers in Germany who drink the Absolute like water; and there are books in which even the dogs make references to the Infinite.
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There's a preponderance of scientists and engineers among China's rulers. New President Xi Jinping was trained as a chemical engineer. His predecessor, Hu Jintao, earned a degree in hydraulic engineering. His predecessor, Jiang Zemin, held a degree in electrical engineering.
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Truman Capote was a magical, beautiful writer.
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People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.
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I didn't want Ulta to be thought of as the retailer for discounts. I wanted Ulta to be known as a beauty retailer.
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I still have deep respect for the evangelical tradition and feel, in many ways, close to the Baptist roots of my childhood, although I've been an Episcopalian throughout my adult life and a regular churchgoer.
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The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.
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I believe strongly that social change isn't just about demonstrations in the street against the wrongs in society. There is also the path of the social innovator who creates new institutions and the path of the reformer who goes within an institution and makes incremental changes.
