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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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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It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess.
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I promised to carry on Jeff Session's legacy of fighting for the conservative values we believe in. I promised to help pass the Trump agenda and serve the people's interest, not the special interests. And I promised to help Donald Trump drain the swamp in Washington.
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I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills.
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It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life.
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw.
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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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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.
