George Washington Quotes
Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.
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I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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In some ways, my most comfortable feeling has been that of being an outsider coming in, but over the years I've tired of that and I'm ready to feel at home. That's what music gives me: a feeling of absolute home.
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Here at home, President Obama early on made the connection between growth and economic opportunity for women. In the depths of our crisis in 2009, one of the first laws the president signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. He established an Equal Pay Task Force led by Valerie Jarrett to help women get paid what they earn.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help.
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For as long as I could remember, the person in E23 pasted the same Halloween decoration, a witch with a giant wart on her crone's nose, but whenever kids rang, the tenant wouldn't answer. At first, kids figured they'd just missed the guy: bad timing. But it seemed impossible that all of us missed him every year.
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A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
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I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.
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Fans will treat something preciously if they're given the opportunity to do so.
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The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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Those who want to cut Social Security are prepared to take hostages, manufacture crises, and use scare tactics to undermine the retirement security of Americans.
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My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.
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Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.
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Sometimes it's hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn't just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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One should never go back to a place one has loved; for, however, rough the going forward is, it is better than the snuffing out-of-love return.
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If someone feels negative about the way society or culture seems to be going, what it probably suggests is that it's just moving away from the state that they are comfortable with or used to. It's understandable why someone would feel that way.
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Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.
