Edward James Salisbury Quotes
We can in fact only define a weed, mutatis mutandis, in terms of the well-known definition of dirt - as matter out of place. What we call a weed is in fact merely a plant growing where we do not want it.
Quotes to Explore
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I was noticed by a person from a local model agency, and he proposed that I participate in a beauty contest Miss Chelyabinsk.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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Make it absolutely clear to yourself what you want from other people. That is really half the secret for drawing your desire to you in the shortest possible time and with the least amount of effort.
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that served. But this generation doesn't quite know; they haven't been tested.
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'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.
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Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.
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I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the novel is a local thing.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.
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Energy legislation in Congress and the focus on energy legislation is first and foremost about creating good jobs. In Florida, where solar and biofuel and wind and so many other areas are important and so many in the private sector continues to pursue these, we need policies that will encourage that.
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Every night that I put my head on the pillow, I go to sleep knowing that I can do more. I'm working toward perfection. I'm trying to be the best ever.
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My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.
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We're seeing an enormous amount of global upward mobility that's quite rapid and quite sudden, and undiscovered individuals have a chance - using the Internet, using computers - to prove themselves very quickly. So I think the mobility story will be a quite complicated one.
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The more you make people alike, the more competition you have. Competition is based on the principle of conformity. (p. 135)
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Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.
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Kids who evolve into creative adults tend to have a strong moral compass.
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I don't know of a single economist who disagrees that when you raise the minimum wage, you kill jobs for the poor.
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We can in fact only define a weed, mutatis mutandis, in terms of the well-known definition of dirt - as matter out of place. What we call a weed is in fact merely a plant growing where we do not want it.
