Dan Heisman Quotes
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.
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I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.
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Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.
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The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.
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In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
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Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets.
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I don't think we'd be the business that we are today if we were spread out in the suburban areas.
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From my side, there was no acceptance to this fact that I am any less than anyone around me. So there was a certain discomfort that I felt growing up that I am not seen as I want to be seen as.
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From 1997 through 1999, I had gained so much. People don't realize how something like weight gain can make you sad. Losing weight has changed my life. If you can take control of your life, you can lose weight.
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If I think back on the books to which I have devoted my entire life, I am most surprised by those moments when I have felt as if the sentences, dreams, and pages that have made me so ecstatically happy have not come from my own imagination - that another power has found them and generously presented them to me.
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Learning something new is a fabulous way to be refreshed. When work can grind you down, something about learning a new activity thrills the soul. It reminds you that the world is bigger than your desk and your to-do list.
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We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation.
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Don't be afraid of losing, be afraid of playing a game and not learning something.
