Patricia Cornwell Quotes
In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
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Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
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The region west of the Mississippi continued in the popular mind to be a strange land for which the reports of explorers and travellers did the work of fiction, and Cooper's Prairie had few followers.
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Design can successfully bind the ancient nomadic cultures with today's global marketplace, ensuring the preservation of traditions and knowledge for further generations. This aspect of research is obviously rich in its business potential as well.
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Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.
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And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.
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If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.
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I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!
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Being a wrestler is like walking on the treadmill of life. You get off it and it just keeps going.
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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
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It's quite fun to mess with the human voice. It's quite special in the sense that the voice is the #1 instrument that we can connect with; it doesn't sound too alien. I think that's the key is to find the line between sounding human and sounding robotic. That's an area that I like to explore a lot.
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The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.
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When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate.
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You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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I don't have a normal job, so I really appreciate having friends who are writers and artists. It's fun to have a group of people you can call in the middle of the day to go for a hike.
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In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.
