J. Paul Getty Quotes
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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I do not think that having children - I have three teenagers - keeps you young. The reverse. It thrusts you into a full-frontal confrontation with your own all-too-obvious maturity.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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The People's Republic of China has not yet reached the military might of the Soviet Empire. It requires a little more time and a little more infusion of Western aid, loans, technology and the hard currency of our tourists.
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I believe that when things are easy, people stay dormant.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
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Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.
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Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. You don't want to hide away from a point, because some points are serious, but you'd rather have a discussion that was a discussion, rather than an argument.
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People want you to fail.
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When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
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In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
