Edwin Lefevre Quotes
The beauty of doing business with a crook is that he always forgives you for catching him, so long as you don't stop doing business with him.
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Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.
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A holiday vacation can mean sampling all kinds of new cuisine - whether it's Uncle Joe's award-winning chili or the exotic flavors of Nepal. If your little ones are fussy, be sure to ease mealtime hassles by bringing along a supply of the familiar foods they're accustomed to rejecting at home.
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Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that, or you can choose to reframe it.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything.
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The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.
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Being halfway through my life, I think we start feeling less invincible and we start thinking more about the important things.
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It was a somber place, haunted by old jokes and lost laughter. Life, as I discovered, holds no more wretched occupation than trying to make the English laugh.
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I read that when cats are cuddling and kneading you, and you think it's cute, they're really just checking your vitals for weak spots.
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I quite like it when I'm on the Tube and people offer me their seat. Sometimes I take it. The other day I was offered a seat by a pregnant lady. I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'
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Women are just so much tougher and more patient than men are - their capacity for empathy blows me away. And their capacity to deal with stress for long periods of time is also kind of awe inspiring.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
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Intrapreneurs consider them-selves on a mission to help society, to give it what it needs and wants, to truly serve others and improve themselves. Like all producers, they believe in a deep accountability, refuse to assign blame, don't believe in failure, and give their heart and sould to truly serve the customer and benefit society.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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My mother's a psychologist, my stepfather's a psychologist, my stepmother is a therapist and my dad's a lawyer. So it was all prominent in my life. I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone on some form of prescription medicine.
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Dying peacefully means to avoid any immediate cause for anger, fear, or strong desire.
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The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.
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The beauty of doing business with a crook is that he always forgives you for catching him, so long as you don't stop doing business with him.
