Edwin Percy Whipple Quotes
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The recognition of rights for women and minorities became a large part of my understanding of what this country is all about.
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
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I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
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I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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My father wouldn't let me take typing in childhood.
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No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
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I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.
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Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.
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There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.
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I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.
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I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out.
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I've never worked for a show or was on a show where I didn't have a lot of control creatively, but then again, I haven't worked on a lot of shows.
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One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.
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We need to be vigilant to protect our children, ... It is imperative that parents, industry, prosecutors and lawmakers all work together to identify and address possible threats, and that we teach our children to protect themselves from those who would do them harm.
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After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter.
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People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong sense of love and community. I don’t know any other single factor that affects our health - for better and for worse - to such a strong degree.
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When I want to draw a camel I no longer limit myself, as I once did, to looking only at camels.
