Edward Jenks Quotes
What is technically called the 'fungibility' of money, is its chief value as an article of commerce; and this fact could not long remain recognized, even by such a conservative class as legal officials.
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To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction.
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You know, I think I did originally have some sort of idea of maybe a Where Eagles Dare kind of mission against impossible odds, but it really sort of died before I had a chance to really go anywhere with it, and then just doing the book was out of the question.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
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If your child is born with a port-wine stain, they should be seen immediately by a pediatric dermatologist. Your pediatrician does not understand these birthmarks as well as a specialist.
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If Iraq had succeeded in spray-drying anthrax spores to extend their life and lethality, that would have been among the most important secrets of its wide-ranging weapons program.
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The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
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My last book, 'The Language of Flowers,' I wrote completely on naptime, when my little kids were asleep.
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Sometimes my arm wants to throw a hard fastball, but my brain doesn't want to throw it that hard.
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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.
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I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.
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Everyone should just be exactly who they are.
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Strong women, that's who I really respect.
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The greatest of vices according to Buddha is the lazy yielding to the impulses of temperament (pamada); the greatest virtue (appamada) is the opposite of this, the awakening from the sloth and lethargy of the senses, the constant exercise of the active will.
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The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof.
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I really enjoy being with my fans. They offer great support and encouragement to me. I like signing autographs and posing for pictures.
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When I go our on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
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Men want to destroy the women: you've become bigger than me, people love you more, you have a public platform, that's my space you're taking up. I can't just divorce you, I have to destroy you.
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I went to Dartmouth College, graduated, and had the opportunity to play two professional sports - I played for the New England Patriots in the NFL and professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers. I had an injury, so I had to stop so I could heal. But when I was playing football, I wasn't making a lot of money; I wasn't a superstar.
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One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.
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What is technically called the 'fungibility' of money, is its chief value as an article of commerce; and this fact could not long remain recognized, even by such a conservative class as legal officials.
