George Washington Quotes
It is . . . the citizens choice, and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptable and miserable as a Nation. This is the time of their political probation; this is the moment when the eyes of the World are turned upon them.
Quotes to Explore
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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I've never abandoned the novel.
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I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.
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Meyer and I have a bit in common because we're both left-handed. I think it's great that he seeks out that advice because he's not too cool or too uncomfortable to ask for it.
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Historically, aggression unanswered has led to more aggression.
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It's difficult for me to work with women, because I find that direct references are made back to me too fast. Working with men, it gives it a little distance.
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You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.
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A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then create a beautiful yet tangible solution that is loved by the users and the community at large. We create vessels in which life happens.
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'Can't Stop the Music' has become a cult film. It's kind of shocking to me. People come up to me all the time and say, 'I just saw it!'
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He always violated your expectations. … He was a character.
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Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.
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No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.
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In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got through writing the essay, I was sure I had the disease.
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Football is a game that fascinates people around the World like nothing else.
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It is . . . the citizens choice, and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptable and miserable as a Nation. This is the time of their political probation; this is the moment when the eyes of the World are turned upon them.
